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Daniel 10:13, 21; 12:1

13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia was withstanding me for twenty-one days; then
behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left there with the kings of
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Persia. Now I have come to give you an understanding of what will happen to your people in the latter
days, for the vision pertains to the days yet future.”

21 However, I will tell you what is inscribed in the writing of truth. Yet there is no one who stands firmly
with me against these forces except Michael your prince.

12 “Now at that time Michael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people, will arise.
And there will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; and
at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the book, will be rescued.

JWs argue that in his pre-human state, Jesus was the archangel Michael and was a great prince. He
stands up as a great prince to fulfill Daniel 12:1 and that is Jesus Christ as God’s right hand. At the
resurrection, Jesus again became Michael, the great prince.

Ask them: Where in the text of Daniel 10 and12 is there ANY explicit statement that this is a
reference to Jesus Christ?

Of course, there is not. They will argue since he is called “chief prince” it must be Jesus Christ.

Ask them: If Jesus is the first and highest of all created beings, and if this verse is a reference to Jesus
Christ, then why is he just “ONE of the chief priests” and not the Chief Priest? Doesn’t this verse
indicate that Michael is one among a group of equals?

Did you know that Jesus is NEVER called “Chief Prince” in the Bible? Jesus is “King of Kings and Lord of
Lords – a much higher authority than any Chief Prince! The argument of Hebrews 1-3 is that Jesus Christ
is superior to any angelic being – and that He has the very nature of God (Heb. 1:3). Heb. 1:5 says, “To
which of the angels did God every say, You are my Son?” The answer: NONE!

Ask them: If no angel can ever be called God’s Son (Heb. 1:5) and if Jesus is in fact the Son of God –
then doesn’t this mean the Jesus cannot be the archangel Michael?

Hebrews 1:6 states that Christ is worshipped (proskuneo) by the angels (same word used in reference to
worshipping Jehovah God). Michael worships Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 2:5 states that no angle will rule the world. But Scripture REPEATEDLY says Christ is to be the
ruler of God’s kingdom (Psalm 2:6, Daniel 7: 13-14, Luke 1:32-33, Matthew 2: 1-2; 9:35; 13, Rev. 19:16)

Ask them: If no angel can rule the world and Scripture clearly says that Christ is ruler of the world ---
then doesn’t this mean that Christ cannot be the archangel Michael before his birth or after the
resurrection?

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