In both cases, the word is singular, suggesting that only one angel bears that title. One of those verses states that the resurrected Lord Jesus “will descend from heaven with a commanding call, with an archangel’s voice.” (1 Thessalonians 4: 16) Jesus has “an archangel’s voice” because he is the archangel, Michael.

The angel greatest in both power and authority is Michael, the archangel. (Jude 9; Revelation 12:7) Seraphs are high-ranking angels who are stationed near Jehovah’s throne. (Isaiah 6: 2, 6) Cherubs form another high-ranking order of angels having special duties. For example, cherubs guarded the entrance to the garden of Eden after Adam and ...

The angel was not interested in glory or admiration. He immediately turned John’s attention to Jehovah God. At the same time, the angel did not look down on John. Although the angel had served Jehovah for much longer and was much more powerful than John, he humbly referred to the apostle as his fellow slave.

Lo que algunos creen: Todos los ángeles son buenos. La verdad: La Biblia habla de “fuerzas espirituales inicuas” y de “ángeles que pecaron” (Efesios 6:12; 2 Pedro 2:4).

A single angel killed 185,000 of the Assyrian army. —Ps 103:20; Ge 19:13, 24; 2Ki 19:35. Angels too can travel at tremendous speeds, far exceeding the limits of the physical world. Thus when Daniel was praying, God dispatched an angel to answer his prayer; and the angel arrived within moments, even before the prayer was concluded. —Da 9:20-23.

This issue contains the study articles for July 14–August 17, 2025.

God sent an angel to bless Abraham and prevent him from sacrificing his son Isaac. ( Genesis 22:11-18 ) An angel appeared to Moses in the midst of a burning bush to deliver a life-changing message. ( Exodus 3:1, 2 ) When the prophet Daniel was thrown into a pit of lions, “God sent his angel and shut the mouth of the lions.”

Some angels did not remain faithful to Jehovah. The first angel who rebelled is “the one called Devil and Satan, who is misleading the entire inhabited earth.” (Revelation 12:9) Satan wanted to rule over others, so he influenced the first humans and later even other angels to join his rebellion. Those rebellious angels are called demons.

King Hezekiah put his trust in his God, Jehovah, to save him from Assyrian King Sennacherib. What does Hezekiah’s example teach us?

The archangel, Michael, is the chief angel in terms of power and authority. The Scriptures clearly indicate that Michael is another name for Jesus Christ. — 1 Thessalonians 4:16; Jude 9 . Seraphs rank very high among the angels in privileges and honor, and …