How many archangels are there and what are their functions?
How many archangels are there? It all depends on who’s counting. The mainstream Protestant view has deemed certain angels archangels based on verses in the Bible. Michael is the only angel identified as an archangel because the Bible refers to him as an archangel twice. In 1 Thessalonians 4:16, the verses state that Jesus will return for his church “with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God.” Even though the name of the archangel is not mentioned in 1 Thessalonians, Jude 9 makes reference to “Michael the archangel.” Even Billy Graham wrote in his book “Angels: God’s Secret Agents,” “He [Michael] must stand alone, because the Bible never speaks of archangels, only the archangel.” Because the Bible only names Michael as an archangel, all Christendom agrees he is one. But don’t some Christians believe there are three? The Roman Catholic Church uses a slightly larger compilation of the Hebrew scriptures than Protestant churches. The Catholic Bible incl
