What do JW's and Mormons believe about St. Michael the Archangel?

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I recently found out that Jehovah’s Witness believe that St. Michael the Archangel is Jesus and that the LDS believe St. Michael the Archangel is Adam!

Though the Early Church Fathers (and The Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:45) view Jesus as a type of Adam, Catholic Christians do not believe that Jesus is Adam (nor St. Michael).

Adam is Adam. Christ Jesus is Jesus, and St. Michael the Archangel is St. Michael.

What is interesting is that both of these (respectfully) false religions have a flawed understanding of the Holy Trinity, which I think plays into their misunderstanding of who St. Michael the Archangel is.

For JW’s, they take Michael’s name, which means “Who is like God?” to mead that, because of their misunderstanding that Jesus is not God, but like God, that the name for the Archangel is referring to Jesus, whom thy misunderstand to be “like God.”

But, the Early Church Fathers understood this name, “Who is like God?” a response to the Serpent’s lies in Genesis. The Devil was trying to deceive Adam and Eve into thinking they could become like God, if they simply disobey God.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints believe in their theology that the fall of Adam & Eve was actually a good thing. They get this theology from their non-Biblical book, Pearl of Great Price (Moses 5:11), which they view as Scripture, through the prophesies of Joseph Smith (Note: Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant & Evangelical Christians do not believe Joseph Smith was a latter-day (or modern) prophet, nor that his writings are inspired).

I’m simply pointing out where they get their theology from.

In the fall of 1842, Joseph Smith claims that “Michael or Adam” visited him and he uses these names as though they are referring to the same person in a newsletter dated September 7, 1842 and later in the 128th chapter of Doctrines & Covenants (verse 21), another book considered divinely inspired by the LDS (and traditional Christians do not).

Most Christians (especially Catholics) do not believe that the fall of Adam and Eve was a good thing, but we do believe God used it to bring about a greater good through Jesus Christ! Where Adam (and Eve) were disobedient to God our Father and brought sin and death into the world, Jesus (and Mary) were obedient to God our Father and brought redemption and new life into this fallen world (Thanks be to God! : )

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Blessings on Michaelmas
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The Saint Michael Prayer:

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle.
Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray,
and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly hosts,
by the power of God, cast into Hell Satan,
and all the evil spirits, who prowl about the world
seeking the ruin of souls. Amen ♱

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Mormonism is the “theology and religious tradition” of the Latter Day Saint movement of Restorationist Christianity started by Joseph Smith in Western New York in the 1820s and 1830s.

ITS A FALSE RELIGION OF MAN!

Stop wasting time on promoting false religions.

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Correct.

Joseph Smith was indeed a con-man.

I am not promoting false religions. You interpret things in a way that does not reflect reality.

You come off as very legalistic too and no one will ever want to become Catholic Christian as long as you treat others the way that you do.

I am simply stating what others believe and why they believe it and then stating what Catholic Christians believe and why we believe it. I invite you to read 1 Peter 3:15 and truly reflect on it.

Those who’s faith is merely legalistic will fall hard when things crack. And there will be a day when your faith will crack. If you do not have a relationship with Jesus (and I am not saying that you do not), then your faith is nothing more than fallowing rules. And if you read the New Testament (and the Old Testament), you will see that rules do matter, but apart from grace, through faith, rules alone will not save you. An intellectual Faith is not going to save you either.

You, like myself, are a head person, but we need both the head and the heart if we want to reach others. You are very forceful in your tone and those who respond to invitation, will not receive anything you have to say well.

Your ways are similar to that of the Baptists who stand on the corner in my town with signs that say “You are going to Hell.” “Repent or else parish!” If you had to guess how many members that Church has compared to those that preach mercy and repentance, which do you think has more members?

And the flip-side of this is the Methodist Church in our town that preaches only mercy and they too do not attract many members. They are a Church of 40.

If you are a Parent, I hope you do not Parent like you do here. Some children will fall in line and obey you, but others will rebel against you for sure. And how will you respond? With anger? Physical violence? Or will you lead by example in truth and love?

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Cade quote:

"I am not promoting false religions. You come off as very legalistic and no one will ever want to become Catholic Christian as long as you treat others the way that you do.

I am simply stating what others believe and why they believe it and then stating what Catholic Christians believe and why we believe it.

Those whose faith is merely legalistic will fall hard when things crack. And there will be a day when your faith will crack. If you do not have a relationship with Jesus (and I do not want to assume that you do not have a relationship with Christ), then your faith is nothing more than fallowing rules. And if you read the New Testament (and the Old Testament), you will see that rules do matter, but apart from faith, rules will not save you."

Cade, in charity, you sound just like a “Protestant”. I already told you that only Catholics are Christian and that there is only one faith; not many different faiths!

It’s really pathetic that you say that I come off as legalistic. Is Jesus the Divine Judge? Is the Catholic faith none other than the New Testament Divine Law? And that it is the Divine Law that governs the lives of real true Traditional Catholics??

You are a feeling wheelie modernist! And I say this in charity.

Pope Pius X Oath Against Modernism - 1910

5. Fifthly, I hold with certainty and sincerely confess that faith is not a blind sentiment of religion welling up from the depths of the subconscious under the impulse of the heart and the motion of a will trained to morality; but faith is a genuine assent of the intellect to truth received (BY HEARING FROM AN EXTERNAL SOURCE). By this assent, because of the authority of the supremely truthful God, we believe to be true that which has been revealed and attested to by a personal God, our creator and lord.

Also, are you going to take me up on the challenge of the “Second Vatican Council” and its heretical doctrines??

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Cade, you are in opposition to the Catholic faith and instead follow the garbage of the “protestants” when you say have a relationship with Jesus. That is charismatic garbage. Jesus says if you love Him be legalistic; keep the Divine Law!!!

Can you see that I am telling the hard truth about you?

John 14:15 If you love me, keep my commandments.