Objection

Jesus Is Michael the Archangel

Jesus is Michael the archangel, the first created spirit Son of Jehovah.

Hebrews distinguishes the Son from angels and commands angels to worship him; the New Testament places Jesus on the Creator side of the Creator-creature distinction.

State the Watch Tower claim

JW.org identifies Michael as a name for Jesus before and after his earthly life. That claim should be tested against the passages that distinguish the Son from angels.

Read Hebrews first

Hebrews 1 does not present the Son as the highest angel. It contrasts the Son with angels and places worship and divine throne language on the side of the Son.

Sources

Official source

The Archangel Michael

Official JW.org article identifying Michael with Jesus before and after his earthly life.

The Archangel Michael, JW.org, accessed June 16, 2026.

Open source

Official source

What Do Jehovah's Witnesses Believe?

Official JW.org summary of Jehovah's Witness beliefs.

What Do Jehovah's Witnesses Believe?, JW.org, accessed June 16, 2026.

Open source

Reference

BibleRef

Reference pages used for BibleRef-first links to Scripture passages.

BibleRef, accessed June 16, 2026.

Open source

Secondary context

Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus Christ, and the Gospel of John

Christian apologetics source on Jehovah's Witness Christology and John.

Robert M. Bowman Jr., Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus Christ, and the Gospel of John, Baker Book House, 1989.

Secondary context

Reasoning from the Scriptures with the Jehovah's Witnesses

Evangelical response source for Jehovah's Witness claims.

Ron Rhodes, Reasoning from the Scriptures with the Jehovah's Witnesses, Harvest House, 1993.