Was Jesus an Angel?
Regarding Jehovah’s Witnesses’ "New World Translation" Bible and its rendering of John 1:1, it may interest you to know that there is soon to be published an 18+ year study (as of 01/2010) in support and explanation of their wording of this verse entitled, "What About John 1:1?"
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There are those who will accept that Jesus was more than a man. Jehovah’s Witnesses, for example, have an exalted view of Jesus. However, their view is somewhat different than the traditional Christian view. One of our key passages for the deity of Christ is John 1:1, which uses “Word” as a title for Jesus. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God.” This clearly teaches Jesus as equal but distinct from God the Father. But Jehovah’s Witnesses translate this differently. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was a god.” Do you see the difference? They are willing to accept an exalted Jesus, but not one quite equal with the Father. If you go deeper into their beliefs, you will find that they believe that Jesus is the archangel Michael. In 1 Thessalonians 4:16, it says that the Lord Jesus will return with the voice of the archangel, most likely Michael. They conclude that this voice must be Jesus’ own and therefore Jesu
