“He adds next, Behold! Michael, one of the chief leaders or princes, came to strengthen me. Some think the word Michael represents Christ, and I do not object to this opinion.”
Criticism of Misinterpretation
(Daniel 12:1):
“That foul hypocrite, Servetus, has dared to appropriate this passage to himself; for he has inscribed it as a frontispiece on his horrible comments, because he was called Michael! … But this was a proof of his impudence and sacrilegious madness — to adorn himself with this epithet of Christ without blushing, and to elevate himself into Christ’s place, by boasting himself to be Michael, the guardian of the Church, and the mighty prince of the people!
https://www.ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom25.vii.i.html
https://ccel.org/ccel/calvin/calcom25/calcom25.v.xiv.html
I found this pair of quotes from protestant reformer John calvin most interesting.
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