Our Readers Ask . . . Is Jesus the Archangel Michael? Put simply, the answer is yes. The custom of being called by more than one name is common in many cultures. The same situation occurs with names in the Bible. For example, the patriarch Jacob is also named Israel. (Genesis 35:10) The apostle Peter is named in five different ways —Symeon, Simon, Peter, Cephas, and Simon Peter. (Matthew 10: ...
