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Revelation 12:7-17. King James Version. 7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, 8 And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
But even the archangel Michael, when he disputed with the devil over the body of Moses, did not presume to bring a slanderous charge against him, but said, "The Lord rebuke you!" Revelation 12:3 Then another sign appeared in heaven: a huge red dragon with seven heads, ten horns, and seven royal crowns on his heads.
Michael the archangel is a strong angelic prince who protects Israel and submissively serves God by doing battle against Satan. The Devil can do his worst, but “he [is] not strong enough” to conquer heaven’s forces (Revelation 12:8).
In the Book of Revelation, St. Michael, the Archangel, commands God's army against Satan's forces. It is during the war in heaven that Archangel Michael conquers Satan. After the battle, Satan is cast to earth with the fallen angels, where he, "that ancient serpent called the devil," continues their efforts to "lead the whole world astray."
In Revelation 12:7-12, we witness a cosmic battle unfold between the archangel Michael and his angels, pitted against the dragon, symbolizing Satan, and his angels. The phrase “War broke out in heaven” signifies a spiritual conflict not confined to heavenly realms but also manifesting on Earth, highlighting the ongoing struggle between good ...
In other words, only Jesus Christ will call the dead, so he is the archangel in 1st Thessalonians 4:16, 17 and He is Michael who calls Moses to life in Jude. And He is Michael who, with His angels, cast Satan out of heaven!
Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back. 8 But he was not strong enough, and they lost their place in heaven. 9 The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray.
Michael, "the archangel," is alluded to in Jude 1:9 as the great opposer of Satan. St. St. John, perhaps borrowing the name from Daniel, puts forward Michael as the chief of those who remained faithful to the cause of God in the rebellion of Satan and his angels.
The third and final time that the Bible mentions the archangel Michael is in Revelation 12. There, John has a vision of a war in heaven where Michael leads an army of angels against a dragon, “that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray” ( Revelation 12:9 ).
Scripture often refers to the Archangel Michael as a “chief prince” of the heavens. Michael the Archangel will play a significant part in end-time events. This angel leads a host of angels in a victorious war over Satan and His demons in Revelation 12.