Archistrategos Michael by Develv on DeviantArt (original) (raw)

Published: Nov 28, 2017

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Archangel Michael - The protector and commander of the army of Gods

He is called the Archistrategos, what mean in Greek "chief commander".

The army of Archangels and Angels does not belong to any particular religion. Just as the word Aum or God, does not belong to a particular religion.
The concept of Archangels and Angels came about through the first known Prophet, Zarathustra. Thus, Zoroastrians have been praying to Archangels and Angels over thousands of years. Zoroastrians have seven Archangels and thirty three Angels.
Archangels and Angels are The Light of God. If God is Fire, Archangels and Angels are the Light and Warmth that emanate from That Divine Fire.
Who is Archangel Michael? In Hebrew, the name signifies, ‘The One who is like God’ or (Who is like God?). Though in the Bible Archangel Michael is called "one of the chief princes" (Daniel 10:13) and "the great prince" (Daniel 12:1), in the Bible, Archangel Michael is called and referred to as the Chief of all Angels, and as many scholars believe that there can be only one chief, thus, Michael is the only One who can be called the Archangel. Researchers conclude that as the term Archangel is referred in The Bible only in the singular and never once in the plural tense, thus there is only one Archangel and that is Michael.
That could be the reason why Archangel Michael is mentioned more often than any other Angel in various religious scriptures, namely The Torah (The Old Testament), The Bible (The New Testament), The Qurān and The Zohar (the Kabbalah faith). He is honoured in Catholicism, Islam, Judaism Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, Lutheranism and Anglicanism.
Saint Francis of Assisi truly sums up the magnificence of Archangel Michael. He loved Saint Michael as He referred the Archangel as a Saint and felt deeply that one and all should praise and honour Archangel Michael as He truly wanted all to be on the side of God and because His duty was to present souls to God. In the words of Saint Francis: "Each person should offer God some special praise or gift in honour of such a great Prince". Saint Francis would fast for nearly forty days from the feast of the Assumption (August 15th ) to Saint Michael's feast day on September 29th, in love and honour of Archangel Michael.

Archangel Michael is always on guard against evil and is also occupied in an incessant war against the forces of evil. He is the first and the truest warrior of God or the warrior of Light. He is always there for the humble and for all those who fight alone against all odds, be it external negative forces or internal strife between what is right and wrong. When called out to, Archangel Michael comes forth in all His glory and stands in front, fighting the true fight along with each individual.

- By Ruzbeh Bharucha

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