The Archangel Michael. We meet him here in Revelation as commanding General of God's forces in heaven. We meet him in the book of Daniel as the guardian of the nation of Israel,(1) who, together with Gabriel, fought against the prince (the angelic patron) of Persia. Then we meet him once more in Jude 9 where we read of a strange dispute between the devil and Michael over Moses' body. We meet him today on the liturgical calendar - in some church traditions, today, September 29th, is the Feast Day of St. Michael and All Angels. The commemoration apparently began in the fifth century with the dedication a small basilica six miles from Rome in Michael's honor. The day became especially popular in northern Europe and England and, even today "Michaelmas" marks the beginning of the fall term in t…