Is it a fair thing to say that Jehovah's Witnesses believe the archangel Michael is the Creator?

They believe Jesus is Michael. They believe he was created by God and all other things were created by God and Jesus. This is due to their grossly mistranslated bible. Their bible inserts the word other 4 times into Col. 1:15-17. It is not in the original Greek, nor is it implied. This is a section where Jesus is described as being the creator of all things. Since the Jehovah's Witness organization believes that Jesus is created, they have inserted the word "other" to show that Jesus was before all "other" things, implying that He is created. There are two Greek words for "other": heteros, and allos. The first means another of a different kind, and the second means another of the same kind. Neither is used at all in this section of scripture. The Jehovah's Witness have changed the Bible to make it fit their aberrant theology.

Although I am not big on spreading WT literature, this is from there site to prove my point...

http://www.watchtower.org/e/bh/appendix_11.htm

http://www.watchtower.org/e/bh/article_04.htm

They believe that Archangel Michael is Jesus in his heavenly warrior form, and that he cast the devil out of the heavens down onto the earth - and that now the devil is manifest as the system of things, causing division and chaos amongst mankind.

Jehovah, or YHWH (yahweh) translates into something like ''the becoming''

In the original text of the bible, the angels names all end in 'el' Michael, gabriel etc... The syllable 'el' in that language means God. and each angels name refers to an aspect of Gods being.

I am pretty sure Michael translates into 'Power of god'

our english translation is inadequate and always will be - unless you are prepared acquire a lot of information - and to be honest, knowing a lot of that information (despite what many will say there is so much understanding in the ancient books) but despite knowing a lot - really, all you need to do is love, live and laugh the best you can, there is a lot of learning and knowledge to be acquired in living that way.

No, only a person who doesn't know or understand what Jehovah's Witnesses teach and what the Bible says would believe this.

Most people are surprised to know that John Calvin a trinitarian, taught that Jesus was also known as Michael,

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Okay you are annoying me now. This is the third question I've seen from you regarding Michael the Archangel. And no, I don't believe the JW's believe this. They believe Jesus was Michael the archangel who became a man.

I'm afraid the proper answer to your question will shake your beliefs to its very foundations. So I'm not sure whether or not you are really interested in the answer or are just scribbling to attack the J. Witnesses beliefs. However, if you really want the true (and Scripturally provable) answer, then I will give it to you. But note my warning above.

PS: I am not, have never been, and will never be, a J. Witness.

No. Jesus is not Jehovah. Jehovah is the Creator of everything.

Here is what is written in one of our publications. Please use your own Bible to look up the corresponding scriptures.

"The One Who Made All Things

I KNOW something wonderful. Would you like to hear it?— Look at your hand. Bend your fingers. Now pick something up. Your hand can do many things, and it can do them well. Do you know who made our hands?—

Yes, it was the same One who made our mouth, our nose, and our eyes. It was God, the Father of the Great Teacher. Aren’t we glad that God gave us eyes?— We can see many things with them. We can look at flowers. We can look at the green grass and the blue sky. We may even see hungry little birds like the ones in the picture. Really, it is marvelous that we can see things like this, isn’t it?—

But who made these things? Did some man make them? No. Men can make a house. But no man can make grass that grows. Men cannot make a baby bird, a flower, or any other living thing. Did you know that?—

God is the one who made all these things. God made the heavens and the earth. He made people too. He created the first man and the first woman. Jesus, the Great Teacher, taught this.—Matthew 19:4-6.

How did Jesus know that God made man and woman? Did Jesus see God do it?— Yes, he did. Jesus was with God when God made man and woman. Jesus was the first person that God made. Jesus was an angel, and he lived in heaven with his Father.

The Bible tells us that God said: “Let us make man.” (Genesis 1:26) Do you know whom God was talking to?— He was talking to his Son. He was talking to the one who later came to earth and became Jesus.

Isn’t that exciting? Just think! When we listen to Jesus, we are being taught by the one who was with God when God made the earth and all other things. Jesus learned much from working with his Father in heaven. No wonder Jesus is the Great Teacher!

Do you think that God was unhappy about being alone before he made his Son?— No, he wasn’t. Well, if he was not unhappy, why did he make other living things?— He did this because he is a God of love. He wanted others to live and enjoy life. We should thank God that he gave us life.

Everything that God has done shows his love. God made the sun. The sun gives us light and keeps us warm. Everything would be cold and there would be no life on earth if we did not have the sun. Aren’t you glad that God made the sun?—

God makes it rain too. Sometimes you may not like the rain because you can’t go outside to play when it rains. But the rain helps the flowers to grow. So when we see beautiful flowers, whom are we going to thank for them?— God. And to whom should we give thanks when we eat fruits and vegetables that taste good?— We should thank God because it is his sun and rain that make things grow.

Suppose that someone asks you, ‘Did God make man and the animals too?’ What would you say?— It is correct to say: “Yes, God made man and the animals.” But what if someone does not believe that God really made humans? What if he or she says that man came from animals? Well, the Bible does not teach that. It says that God created all living things.—Genesis 1:26-31.

But someone may tell you that he does not believe in God. What will you say then?— Why not point to a house? Ask the person: “Who made that house?” Everyone knows that someone had to make it. The house certainly did not make itself!—Hebrews 3:4.

Then take the person to a garden and show him a flower. Ask him: “Who made this?” No man did. And just as the house did not make itself, so this flower did not make itself either. Someone made it. God did.

Ask the person to stop and listen to the song of a bird. Then ask him: “Who made the birds and taught them to sing?” God did. God is the one who made the heavens and the earth and all living things! He is the One who gives life.

Yet, someone may say that he believes only what he can see. He may say: ‘If I can’t see it, I don’t believe it.’ So some people say they don’t believe in God because they can’t see him.

It is true that we cannot see God. The Bible says: ‘No man can see God.’ No man, woman, or child on earth can see God. So no one should try to make a picture or an image of God. God even tells us not to make an image of him. So, then, it would not please God for us to have things like that in our house.—Exodus 20:4, 5; 33:20; John 1:18.

But if you cannot see God, how do you know that there really is a God? Think about this. Can you see the wind?— No. Nobody can see the wind. But you can see the things the wind does. You can see the leaves move when the wind blows through the branches of a tree. So you believe that there is wind.

Is it a fair thing to say that NINABAC believe the Son of God almighty Jesus is also his own father the God almighty the Creator?

You believe Jesus is his own father....you preach that Jesus is God almighty and also Son of God almighty.

No, they believe Michael is Jesus in spirit form. Jehovah is the Creator.

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They believe Jesus and Michael are one and the same. Since they think Jesus created all "other" things, you could say so. But this is not what the Bible teaches. Se my answer to your other question!

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Yes, that is what they taught me. When I tried to show them that Jesus is actually God (as witnessed by Thomas) they disassociated themselves from me.