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The angel greatest in both power and authority is Michael, the archangel. (Jude 9; Revelation 12:7) Seraphs are high-ranking angels who are stationed near Jehovah’s throne. (Isaiah 6: 2, 6) Cherubs form another high-ranking order of angels having special duties. For example, cherubs guarded the entrance to the garden of Eden after Adam and ...
The Bible’s answer. Michael, referred to by some religions as “Saint Michael,” is evidently a name given to Jesus before and after his life on earth. a Michael disputed with Satan after the death of Moses and helped an angel deliver God’s message to the prophet Daniel. (Daniel 10:13, 21; Jude 9) Michael lives up to the meaning of his ...
The archangel, Michael, is the chief angel in terms of power and authority. The Scriptures clearly indicate that Michael is another name for Jesus Christ. — 1 Thessalonians 4:16; Jude 9 . Seraphs rank very high among the angels in privileges and honor, and they are in attendance around God’s throne.
The Nephilim were giants, the violent superhuman offspring produced when wicked angels mated with human women in the days of Noah. a. The Bible account says that “the sons of the true God began to notice that the daughters of men were beautiful.” (Genesis 6:2) Those ‘sons of God’ were actually spirit creatures who rebelled against God ...
The angel started wrestling with him. They wrestled until the morning. Even though Jacob got hurt, he would not give up. The angel said: ‘Let me go.’. But Jacob said: ‘No, not until you bless me.’. The angel finally blessed Jacob. Now Jacob knew that Jehovah wouldn’t let Esau hurt him. That morning Jacob looked into the distance and ...
But the angel calms Zechariah’s fears, saying: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your supplication has been favorably heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to name him John.”. Gabriel adds that John “will be great in the sight of Jehovah” and will “get ready for Jehovah a prepared people.”. — Luke 1 ...
A Kingdom Like a Big Tree. Nebuchadnezzar’s dream foretells his own future. Far from home, Daniel found himself living among people who did not obey God’s commands. Did he allow the people of Babylon to change him or weaken his faith?
As Jehovah’s Witnesses, we strive to adhere to the form of Christianity that Jesus taught and that his apostles practiced. This article summarizes our basic beliefs. God. We worship the one true and Almighty God, the Creator, whose name is Jehovah. (Psalm 83:18; Revelation 4: 11) He is the God of Abraham, Moses, and Jesus.
The Bible does not teach that each individual has a guardian angel. True, Jesus once said: “See that you do not despise one of these little ones [Christ’s disciples], for I tell you that their angels in heaven always look upon the face of my Father who is in heaven.” (Matthew 18:10) However, rather than implying that each person has a ...
The Bible’s answer. Yes. Demons are “angels that sinned,” spirit creatures who rebelled against God. (2 Peter 2:4) The first angel to make himself into a demon was Satan the Devil, whom the Bible calls “the ruler of the demons.”—.