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Why Michael and Jesus Christ are not the same being.
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1) Michael, as an angel, was created. Jesus, however, as Son of God, is
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the One by Whom Rall things were created, things in heaven and on earth,
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visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or
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authorities; all things were created by Him and for Him.S (Colossians
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1:16). Since the Watchtower Society delights in +logical+ conclusions,
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allow a logician to ask this: can anything be both +A+ and +non-A+ in
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nature? Certainly not! An oak tree cannot be anything but an oak tree. A
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field mouse cannot live under water like a frog; its useless to even
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suggest it. So, consider this: Jesus cannot have created =all= things
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and Himself be created.
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2) While Michael is an angel, albeit of the highest order, Jesus Christ
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is above the angels. RFor to =which= of the angels did God =ever= say,
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You are my Son; today I have become Your FatherS (Hebrews 1:5). By using
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the words =which= and =ever= the author purposely limits the
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interpretation of this verse. Jesus cannot be an angel; the text does
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not allow it. The first chapter of Hebrews is extremely vivid in its
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explanation of who Jesus Christ is and is not. The Father calls Him
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RSonS, and intentionally sets Him apart from the angels.
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The Watchtower Society has from the beginning denied the deity of
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Christ, His bodily resurrection from the dead, the existence of hell,
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the efficacy of the Cross to forgive sin and provide redemption, and
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most other key teachings of the Bible. They claim to have the only hold
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on the truth, and yet, teach the oldest lie in the world. Satan first
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used it with Eve when he said, Ryou will be like GodS. I challenge
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Jehovah+s Witnesses to examine the claims of scripture without the
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filter of Charles Taze Russell clouding their vision.
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Greg Lawhorn 73507,2332
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