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| | Apocalypse Explained (Whitehead) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) |
 | | From this it is clear what is meant by "Michael and his angels." [2] As to Michael in particular, it is believed from the sense of the letter that he is one of the archangels; but there is no archangel in the heavens. |
 | | Angels, moreover, in the heavens do not have such names as men on earth have, but they have names expressive of their functions, and in general, to every angel a name is given according to his quality; this is why "name" signifies in the Word the quality of a thing and state. |
 | | Michael the archangel, when contending with* the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not pronounce a sentence of blasphemy, but said, The Lord rebuke thee (Jude 9). |
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