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He is mentioned again in last chapters of the Book of Daniel, a Jewish apocalypse composed in the 2nd century BC although set in the 6th, in which a man clothed in linen (never identified, but probably Archangel Gabriel) 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." | He is mentioned again in last chapters of the Book of Daniel, a Jewish apocalypse composed in the 2nd century BC although set in the 6th, in which a man clothed in linen (never identified, but probably Archangel Gabriel) 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." | ||
Enoch was instrumental in establishing the pre-eminent place of Michael among the angels or 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 [[Yahweh|God]]. In the traditions of the Qumran community he defends or leads the people of God in the eschatological (i.e., end-time) battle, and in other writings he is responsible for the care of Israel (and he may be the "one like a son of man" mentioned in Daniel 7:13–14) and the commander of the | Enoch was instrumental in establishing the pre-eminent place of Michael among the angels or 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 [[Yahweh|God]]. In the traditions of the Qumran community he defends or leads the people of God in the eschatological (i.e., end-time) battle, and in other writings he is responsible for the care of Israel (and he may be the "one like a son of man" mentioned in Daniel 7:13–14) and the commander of the [[heaven]]ly 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. | ||
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==In the Quaran== | ==In the Quaran== | ||
Michael is called Mika'il in Muslim works generally, but in the one instance in which he is mentioned in the Quran he is called ''Mikal''. The single Quranic mention comes in the QS 2:98, when the Jews of Medina challenged Muhammed to tell them the name of the angel from whom he received his revelations; when he told them it was Gabriel, the Jews said that Gabriel was their enemy, and that revelations came from Michael. The ''hadith'' (sayings of and about the Prophet collected by his followers) quote Muhammed mentioning both Gabriel and Michael as two angels who showed him Paradise and [[Hell]], and in the early years of Islam the Muslims recited the names of both in the obligatory daily prayers (the ''salat''). The place of Michael, and some of the other [[archangels]], is not clearly identified in the major sources, and among ordinary Muslims knowledge of them is drawn from non-Islamic sources, notably Jewish. | Michael is called Mika'il in Muslim works generally, but in the one instance in which he is mentioned in the Quran he is called ''Mikal''. The single Quranic mention comes in the QS 2:98, when the Jews of Medina challenged Muhammed to tell them the name of the angel from whom he received his revelations; when he told them it was Gabriel, the Jews said that [[Archangel Gabriel]] was their enemy, and that revelations came from Michael. | ||
The ''hadith'' (sayings of and about the Prophet collected by his followers) quote Muhammed mentioning both Gabriel and Michael as two angels who showed him [[Heaven|Paradise]] and [[Hell]], and in the early years of [[Islam]], the Muslims recited the names of both in the obligatory daily prayers (the ''salat''). | |||
The place of Michael, and some of the other [[archangels]], is not clearly identified in the major sources, and among ordinary Muslims knowledge of them is drawn from non-Islamic sources, notably [[Judaism|Jewish]]. | |||
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The angelology of Pseudo-Dionysius, which was widely read as of the 6th century, gave Michael a rank in the [[hierarchy of angels]]. Later, in the 13th century, others such as Bonaventure believed that he is the prince of the [[Seraphim]], the first of the nine [[angel|angelic]] orders. According to Thomas Aquinas, he is the prince of the last and lowest choir, the [[angels]]. Robert Ambelain and [[Robert Fludd]] place him over the choir of [[Virtues]], which seems to have become the consensus for most [[occultist]]s. | The angelology of Pseudo-Dionysius, which was widely read as of the 6th century, gave Michael a rank in the [[hierarchy of angels]]. Later, in the 13th century, others such as Bonaventure believed that he is the prince of the [[Seraphim]], the first of the nine [[angel|angelic]] orders. According to Thomas Aquinas, he is the prince of the last and lowest choir, the [[angels]]. Robert Ambelain and [[Robert Fludd]] place him over the choir of [[Virtues]], which seems to have become the consensus for most [[occultist]]s. | ||
Most occult schools believe that Archangel Michael is one of the [[Ascended Masters]]. | |||
Archangel Michael is featured as one of the major archangels in the [[Echols Sigil Oracle]]. | Archangel Michael is featured as one of the major archangels in the [[Echols Sigil Oracle]]. | ||