Covenant Reformed News – September 2025 • Volume XX, Issue 17
This article from Covenant Reformed News provides a systematic examination of all biblical references to the archangel Michael across the Old and New Testaments, focusing on his role as a powerful defender of God's people and his eschatological significance. The author conducts careful exegesis of passages in Daniel, Jude, and Revelation to establish Michael's rank, function, and importance in God's redemptive plan, with particular attention to his role during future persecution and the final judgment.
Michael the Archangel in God’s Word The angel Michael is spoken of in four chapters of the inspired Scriptures: two in the Old Testament (both in Daniel) and two in the New Testament (the last two books of the Bible). Let us consider these passages in their canonical order. Here are both verses in Daniel 10 that refer to this holy angel by name: “But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I...