Last times I have been very drawn towards Archangels and specially one of them called Michael. I think his story have gave me a much of strength. That this kind of divine figure can be found in all our major religions and is always described the same. I love his story and I think if you are spiritual person, you can ask his protection in difficult times.
Michael,[a] also called Archangel Michael or Michael the Taxiarch,[6] is an archangel and the warrior of God in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam while additionally being a saint in Christianity.[3][7] The earliest surviving mentions of his name are in third- and second-century BC Jewish works, often but not always apocalyptic, where he is the chief of the angels and archangels, and he is the guardian prince of Israel and is responsible for the care of the people of Israel.[8][9][10][11] Christianity conserved nearly all the Jewish traditions concerning him,[12] and he is mentioned explicitly in Revelation 12:7–12,[13] where he does battle with Satan,[14] and in the Epistle of Jude, where the archangel and the devil dispute over the body of Moses.[15]
Old Testament and Deuterocanon
The Book of Enoch[10] lists Michael as one of seven archangels (the remaining names are Uriel, Raguel, Raphael, Sariel, Gabriel, and Remiel), who in the Book of Tobit “stand ready and enter before the glory of the Lord”.[11] The fact that Michael is introduced implies the knowledge of him and the other named angels.[10][16] He is mentioned again in the last chapters of the Book of Daniel, a Jewish apocalypse composed in the second century BC, in which a man clothed in linen (never identified, but matching a description given to John in Revelation regarding the Alpha and Omega) 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”.[17][18]
Enoch was instrumental in establishing the pre-eminent place of Michael among the angels and 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.[8] In the traditions of the Qumran community, he defends or leads the people of God in the eschatological (i.e., end-time) battle.[19] In other writings, he is responsible for the care of Israel and acts as 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.[9]
New Testament
The seven archangels (or four, as 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 Book of Revelation 4:5 (“Coming from the throne are flashes of lightning and rumblings and peals of thunder, and in front of the throne burn seven flaming torches, which are the seven spirits of God,” – NRSVue).[20] Michael is mentioned explicitly in Revelation 12:7–12, where he does battle with Satan and casts him out of heaven so that he no longer has access to God as accuser (his formal role in the Old Testament).[14] The fall of Satan at the coming of Jesus marks the separation of the New Testament from Judaism.[21] In Luke 22:31, Jesus tells Peter that Satan has asked God for permission to “sift” the disciples, the goal being to accuse them, but the accusation is opposed by Jesus, who thus takes on the role played by angels, and especially by Michael, in Judaism.[22]
Michael is mentioned by name for the second time in the Epistle of Jude, which is an impassioned plea for the believers to engage in battle against the incursion of the error.[23] In verses 9–10, the author denounces the heretics by contrasting them with the archangel Michael, who, in disputing with Satan over the body of Moses, “did not presume to pronounce the verdict of ‘slander’ but said, ‘The Lᴏʀᴅ rebuke you!’”[24]
