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| St. Michael the Archangel |
The First Defender of God and Heaven was
St. Michael the Archangel
His name means -- WHO is like God???
No one of course!
He is my Patron Saint as I write this blog to spread the faith by teaching, inspiring and defending it when needs be.
Saint Michael is known to be the angel that stood up against Satan, who thought he himself was as great or greater than God. Hence his name --Michael --Who is like God?
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| St. Michael of Victory |
In Roman Catholicism Saint Michael has four distinct roles. First, he is the supreme enemy of Satan and the fallen angels. He vanquished Satan and ejected him from Paradise and will achieve victory at the hour of the final battle with Satan. Secondly, he is the Christian angel of death: at the hour of death, Saint Michael descends and gives each soul the chance to redeem itself before passing, thus consternating the devil and his minions. Saint Michael's third role is weighing souls in his perfectly balanced scales (hence the saint is often depicted holding scales) on Judgment Day. And finally, Saint Michael is the Guardian of the Church.
In the Catholic tradition, Saint Michael symbolizes the victory of good over evil, and he has been widely represented in Catholic art through the ages. Devotions to Saint Michael have a large Catholic following, and a large number of churches are dedicated to him worldwide.
In the New Testament Michael leads God's armies against
Satan's forces in the Book of Revelation, where during the war in heaven he
defeats Satan. "Then war broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels battled against the dragon. The dragon and its angels fought back, but they did not prevail and there was not longer a place for them in heaven. The huge dragon, the ancient serpent who is called the Devil and Satan, who deceived the whole world, was thrown down to the earth and its angels were thrown down with it." Revelation 12:7-9
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| Dead Sea Scroll |
Dead Sea Scrolls also mention St. Michael the Archangel --
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| Angel of Revelation |
In the War Scroll, according to Menahem Mansoor,
the angels of light, who are identified with Michael, the prince of
light, will fight in heaven against the angels of darkness, who are
identified with Belial,
while the Sons of Light fight the Sons of Darkness on earth, and during
the last of the seven battles described in the scroll will come and
help the Sons of Light win the final victory.
Read more information regarding the battle of the angels and the war both mentioned in the Dead Sea Scrolls...
http://en.wikipedia.or/wiki/War_of_the_Sons_of_Light_Against_the_Sons_of_Darkness
Check out this wondrous TRUE STORY of St. Michael and a soldier... www.marypages.com/St.Michael.htm
