Chief Messenger (not necessarily a CREATED, FLUFFY-WINGED angel)
Such a simple concept. Sort of like created angels can be called saints, like the ones coming back with Christ at the second coming (not previously raptured humans).
Oh. The confusion is entirely my fault. Please accept my apologies.
My post was in response to the following words in your post 316:
“1 Thes 4: (KJV)...many other translations also use “the”
16For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of THE archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
“...with the voice of THE archangel”
My point, which apparently I did not make clear, is that you or others are supplying the word “THE.”
Rev 19:7-8 Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.Do you see the problem with saying “for the fine linen is the righteousness of angels”?
Rev 3:18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
Rev 19:14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.Can some of the armies be men?