Archangels

The archangel associated with the second coming

1 Thessalonians 4:16

For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.

The archangel Gabriel

Gabriel as an interpreter of visions

Daniel 8:15–26 See also Daniel 9:20–27

Gabriel as a messenger of God

Luke 1:11–20 See also Luke 1:26–38

The archangel Michael

Michael described as a prince

Daniel 10:12–13 See also Daniel 10:21

“Do not be afraid, Daniel,” he said, “for from the first day that you purposed to understand and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to them. However, the prince of the kingdom of Persia opposed me for twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left there with the kings of Persia.

Michael depicted as a warrior and protector

Daniel 12:1 See also Revelation 12:7

“At that time Michael, the great prince who stands watch over your people, will rise up. There will be a time of distress, the likes of which will not have occurred from the beginning of nations until that time. But at that time your people — everyone whose name is found written in the book — will be delivered.

Associated with the death of Moses

Jude 1:9

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!”