Do Jehovahs Witnesses believe that the Word in John 1:1 is the archangel Michael? What do YOU believe?
It’s my understanding that Jehovah’s Witnesses believe Jesus is the archangel Michael. Let’s suppose they are correct for the sake of argument that John 1:1 says the word is “a god”. They still need to look better at the Bible and see what kind of “a god” Jesus is. He accepted worship, forgave sins, performed miracles, demonstrated many attributes of God. The name “Jesus” means “Jehovah Saves”. The name “Emmanuel” means “God with us”. I’m convinced John 1:1 should read “God”. I’m convinced Jesus humbled himself temporarily. Philippians 2:5-11 Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: (6) Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, (7) but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. (8) And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross! (9) Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is abov