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First mentioned in the | First mentioned in the | ||
[[enochian]] | [[enochian|Book of Enoch]], Michael is portrayed as the lead archangel in the scriptures of [[error|Christianity]], Judaism, Islam, and Baha'i. In the biblical | ||
, Michael is portrayed as the lead archangel in the scriptures of | |||
[[error]] | |||
, Judaism, Islam, and Baha'i. In the biblical | |||
<em> | <em> | ||
[[apocrypha]] | [[apocrypha|Book of Revelations]] | ||
</em> | </em>, Michael battles | ||
, Michael battles | [[luciferin|Lucifer]], essentially to a draw. In the Talmud, Michael plays an essential role in freeing Jerusalem from [[error|Nebuchadnezzer II]] under [[error|Babylonian]] captivity. However, various | ||
[[luciferin]] | [[apocrypha|apocryphal]] [[error|Gnostic]] texts speak of Michael's eventual demonic possession, including the | ||
, essentially to a draw. In the Talmud, Michael plays an essential role in freeing Jerusalem from | |||
[[error]] | |||
under | |||
[[error]] | |||
captivity. However, various | |||
[[apocrypha]] | |||
[[error]] | |||
texts speak of Michael's eventual demonic possession, including the | |||
<em> | <em> | ||
Apochryphon of John | Apochryphon of John | ||
</em> | </em> | ||
found in the | found in the | ||
[[codex]] | [[codex|Nag Hammadi Codex]]. In it, Michael is placed under the control of Yaldaboath the | ||
. In it, Michael is placed under the control of Yaldaboath the | [[error| Demiurge]] | ||
[[error]] | |||
and is represented by the lion in the | and is represented by the lion in the | ||
[[ophite-diagrams]] | [[ophite-diagrams|Ophite Diagrams]]. Constrastingly, | ||
. Constrastingly, | [[error| Seventh Day Adventists]] believe the Archangel Michael to be Christ himself. | ||
[[error]] | |||
believe the Archangel Michael to be Christ himself. | |||
</p> | </p> | ||
<p> | <p> | ||
<img alt="Michael. A segmented, serpentine figure with a beastly head curls around itself, presented between the sun and the moon and encircled in a shining halo." class="wikiImg" src="/static/images/wiki/michael-img.jpg"/> | <img alt="Michael. A segmented, serpentine figure with a beastly head curls around itself, presented between the sun and the moon and encircled in a shining halo." class="wikiImg" src="/static/images/wiki/michael-img.jpg"/> | ||
</p> | </p> | ||
Revision as of 22:41, 8 March 2024
Archangel Michael AKA Saint Michael the Taxiarch
First mentioned in the
Book of Enoch, Michael is portrayed as the lead archangel in the scriptures of Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Baha'i. In the biblical
Book of Revelations
, Michael battles
Lucifer, essentially to a draw. In the Talmud, Michael plays an essential role in freeing Jerusalem from Nebuchadnezzer II under Babylonian captivity. However, various
apocryphal Gnostic texts speak of Michael's eventual demonic possession, including the
Apochryphon of John
found in the
Nag Hammadi Codex. In it, Michael is placed under the control of Yaldaboath the
Demiurge
and is represented by the lion in the
Ophite Diagrams. Constrastingly,
Seventh Day Adventists believe the Archangel Michael to be Christ himself.
<img alt="Michael. A segmented, serpentine figure with a beastly head curls around itself, presented between the sun and the moon and encircled in a shining halo." class="wikiImg" src="/static/images/wiki/michael-img.jpg"/>