🖌️🎨☦️ Icons and images of Archistrategos Michael🪽
🖌️🎨☦️ Icons and images of Archistrategos Michael—the chief Archangel, leader of the heavenly host, and one of the most revered angels in Abrahamic religions.🪽🛡️⚔️ In Orthodoxy, he is called *Archistrategos*, meaning "Commander-in-Chief of the holy host of Angels and Archangels."🌿 🕊️🛡️ The name "Michael" literally means "Who is like God?", emphasizing that no one is equal to God. 🪽🕊️🛡️ In the Old Testament, Michael’s name appears in the Book of Daniel (10:13, 10:21, 12:1), where he is called the "great prince" who stands for the people of Israel. 🪽🕊️🛡️ Christian tradition identifies him with several angelic appearances: to Balaam, to Joshua, as well as the destruction of the Assyrian army and the salvation of the Three Youths. 🪽🕊️🛡️ In the Epistle of Jude, Michael, while disputing with the devil over the body of Moses, dares not pronounce a judgment of reviling. 🪽🕊️🛡️ In the Book of Revelation, he and his angels fight against t...
