Archangel Michael quotes
The best-known lines of Archangel Michael from 1 Enoch, 2 Enoch, The Life of Adam and Eve, each with the book and section it comes from, so you can read it in context.
- 1
“Blessed is the one who judges fairly, not for rewards but because they love what is right.”
- 2
“God created people with His own hands, shaping them in His own image. He made both the powerful and the weak, and anyone who mocks another person’s appearance is insulting God Himself.”
- 3
“Blessed are those who hold no hatred in their hearts. Blessed are those who defend the mistreated, support the accused, lift up the oppressed, and answer the cries of those in need.”
- 4
“In that place, I saw a fountain of righteousness that never dried up. Around it were many fountains of wisdom, and everyone who was thirsty drank from them, filling themselves with wisdom.”
- 5
“All will be restored and made to stand again on the day of the Chosen One. No one will be completely lost before the Lord of Spirits, for He sees everything.”
- 6
“For the mercy of the Lord of Spirits is endless, and His patience never runs out.”
- 7
“And after that I said: ‘Blessed is the one who dies righteous and good, About whom no book of wrongdoing has been written, And against whom no day of judgment will be found.’”
- 8
“Then the first heaven will pass away, And a new heaven will appear, And all the powers of the heavens will shine sevenfold. And after that there will be weeks without number, forever, And all will live in goodness and righteousness, And sin will never be mentioned again.”
- 9
“Do not let your spirit be troubled because of the times, For the Holy and Great One has appointed days for all things.”
- 10
“And though the righteous sleep a long sleep, they have nothing to fear.”
- 11
“A great judgment will come upon all people. But those who live rightly will have peace. God will protect the ones He has chosen, And His kindness will surround them.”
- 12
“And Eve wept and said: ‘My lord Adam, rise up and give me half of your trouble and I will bear it, for it is on my account that this has happened to you — on my account you are beset with toils and troubles.’”
- 13
“And Michael went out and called all the angels, saying: ‘Worship the image of God, as the Lord God has commanded.’”
- 14
“For sinners, there will be no salvation—only a curse. But for the chosen ones, there will be light, happiness, and peace. They will inherit the earth.”
- 15
“Then shall the delights of paradise be given to them, and God shall be in their midst. And they shall no longer sin before his face, for the evil heart shall be taken from them and there shall be given to them a heart that understands the good and serves God only.”
- 16
“While we were at prayer, Michael the archangel came to me as a messenger of God. I saw a chariot like the wind, its wheels made of fire, and I was caught up into the Paradise of righteousness.”
- 17
“The souls of those who have died are crying out for justice, and their voices have reached heaven.”
- 18
“Michael held a rod in his hand, and he touched the waters that surrounded paradise, and they froze solid.”
- 19
“Therefore the Lord will repel the wicked from himself, and the just will shine like the sun in the sight of God.”
- 20
“But you carry within you the war that the adversary has planted in you.”
- 21
“The earth will be purified from all corruption, sin, and suffering, and I will never again bring such destruction upon it. From generation to generation, the world will remain in peace for all eternity.”
- 22
“For God will not forget me, but will seek out his own creature.”
- 23
“Then the angel Michael appeared and stood at the head of Adam and said to Seth: ‘Rise up from the body of your father and come to me, and see what the Lord God has decreed concerning him. He is God's own creature, and God has had pity on him.’”
- 24
“The Lord said again to the angels Michael and Uriel: 'Bring me three linen cloths of fine byssus and spread them over Adam, and other linen cloths over Abel his son, and bury them both.' All the heavenly powers marched before Adam, and the sleep of the dead was made holy.”
- 25
“Because of your transgression, the Lord will bring upon your race the anger of his judgment: first by water, and the second time by fire. By these two means the Lord will judge the whole human race.”
- 26
“When they had been mourning for four days, the archangel Michael appeared and said to Seth: 'Man of God, do not mourn for your dead more than six days, for on the seventh day is the sign of the resurrection and the rest of the age to come.”
- 27
“Then Michael, the chief of the archangels, approached and lifted me up. He presented me before the Lord, and the Lord commanded His heavenly servants, ‘Let Enoch stand before Me forever.’”
- 28
“Then the Lord turned to Michael and said, ‘Remove Enoch’s earthly garments and anoint him with My holy oil. Then clothe him in the robe of My glory.’”
- 29
“As I looked at myself, I saw that I had been transformed. I was now like the glorious beings who serve the Lord, and all fear and trembling left me.”
- 30
“I designed man with a perfect balance of what is seen and unseen. His life and death, his shape and spirit, all connected to both realms. Though his creation was small compared to My endless power, it carried a great and deep purpose.”
- 31
“I placed four guiding stars for him and named him Adam. I gave him free will and showed him two paths—the path of light and the path of darkness. I told him, ‘This is good, and this is bad,’ so that his choices would reveal his heart.”
- 32
“I did not curse man, the earth, or anything I had created. Instead, I cursed the results of man’s disobedience and the corruption that came from it.”
- 33
“I told him, ‘You were made from the earth, and one day, you will return to it. I will not destroy you, but you will go back to where you came from. Then, when I return, I will take you again.’”
- 34
“From the highest places to the lowest, from the beginning to the end, I designed everything. No one advises Me or shares in My work, for I am eternal and not made by anyone. My thoughts never change, My wisdom guides Me, and My word is always true.”
- 35
“The angel standing beside me was a sight both breathtaking and terrifying. His appearance was as pure as freshly fallen snow, and his hands felt as cold as ice. The chill from his presence sank deep into my face, overwhelming me, for I could not bear the immense power of the Lord.”
- 36
“I have looked into the eyes of the Lord, eyes that shine like the sun and fill the hearts of men with fear.”
- 37
“The eyes of every one of them were opened. They saw the good, and there was not one among them who could not see.”
- 38
“For who among all the children of men can hear the voice of the Holy One and not be shaken?”
- 39
“We were crushed, and found no one to help us even with a word.”
- 40
“We hoped to be the head, and became the tail. We worked ourselves to exhaustion, and got nothing for our labor.”
- 41
“We complained to the rulers in our misery, And cried out against those who devoured us—But they ignored our cries, And would not listen to our voice.”
- 42
“Now then, my children, I have shown you the way in which we were deceived; and you must guard yourselves from transgressing against the good.”
- 43
“When the spirit of rain is released from its chamber, angels open the doors and guide it. As it spreads across the land, it joins with the waters already present, bringing life and nourishment to the earth.”
- 44
“And I began to cry out with all my strength, calling to the Lord of the sheep, pleading for the sheep being devoured by all the wild beasts.”
- 45
“Every excess and every destruction done through the shepherds, write it down—how many they destroy at my command, and how many by their own will. Record against each individual shepherd all the destruction he causes.”
- 46
“And all who had been destroyed and scattered, with every beast of the field and every bird of heaven, gathered in that house—and the Lord of the sheep rejoiced with great joy, because all of them were good, and all had returned to His house.”
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