It is true that God appeared to Moses the prophet in the bush in form of the Angel of the Lord ( Exodus 3:2-6), and to Joshua the son of Nun as the commander of the Lord’s army, and He spoke to him as God (Joshua 5:13-15) However, God’s appearance as an Angel does not mean that HE is an Angel.
He appeared many time in the form of a man , but that does not mean that HE is a man. He appeared to Jacob the patriarch as a Man wrestling with him until the breaking of day, and He blessed Jacob and changed him name (Genesis 32:24-30).
As for the idea that Lord Christ is Angel Michael or any other angel, it is impossible for many reasons, among which are the following:
- The word of Paul the Apostle in his Epistle to the Hebrews that Christ is greater than all ranks of angels:“To Which of the angels has HE ever said:’Sit at My right Hand, till I make Your enemies Your footstool’?” (Hebrew 1:13) The latter is also repeated in (Psalm 110:1)
- It is also stated that the angels worshiped the Lord Christ, a thing which never happened to Archangel Michael.St. Paul the Apostle says, “But when He again brings the firstborn into the world, He says:’Let all the angels of God worship Him.'” (Hebrew 1:6). Has this ever been said about an angel ? Is it not stated in the Book of Revelation that an angel refused to let John worship him (Revelation 19:10) ?
- It is said about Archangel Michael” Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a reviling accusation, but said,’The Lord rebuke you!'” (Jude 1:9). The lord Christ, on the other hand, rebuked the devil many times. Once, when He was casting out an unclean spirit from a man, the unclean spirit cried out, saying, “let us alone!” What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth ? Did you come to Destroy us ? I know who You are the Holy One of God! And when Jesus rebuked him, saying ” Be quite and come out of Him!” (Mark 1:25-27)
- The Lord Christ said, “I and My Father are One,” (John 10:30) and repeated the same meaning in (John 17:22).
- None of the divine attributes belonging to the Lord Christ is ascribed to Archangel Michael or to any other archangel. Among those attributes are:
- the divinity(John 1:1; Romans 9:5; Isaiah 9:6)
- The power to create (Psalms 102:25-27); Proverbs 22:30)
- The miracles of transforming water into wine(John 2)
- and the feeding of the multitude of five loaves and two fish
Besides none of the angels is described, like Christ, as omnipresent (John 3:13) for He said of Himself,” Where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.” (Matthew 18:20). In addition, Christ’s power of perceiving the thoughts of the mind (Mark 2:6-8). For evidence of The Divinity of Christ, consider this book.