In context from "The Blood of the Lamb, the Conquering Weapon"
Delivered on the Lord's Day Morning, September 9, 1888. Click on the title for a full PDF version of the sermon
"Come, my Soul, you have conquered Satan by your Lord’s victory. Will you not be brave enough to fight a vanquished foe and trample down the enemy whom your Lord has already thrust down? You need not be afraid, but say, “Thanks be to God which gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” We have overcome sin, death and Hell in the Person and work of our great Lord. And we should be greatly encouraged by that which has been already worked in our name. Already we are more than conquerors through Him that has loved us. If Jesus had not overcome the enemy, certainly we never should have done so. But His personal triumph has secured ours.
By faith we rise into the conquering place this day. In the heavenlies we triumph, as also in every place. We rejoice in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Michael of the angels, the Redeemer of men. For by Him we see Satan cast out and all the powers of evil hurled from their places of power and eminence.
This day I would have you overcome Satan in the heavenlies in another sense—you must overcome him as the Accuser. At times you hear in your heart a voice arousing memory and startling conscience. A voice which seems in Heaven to be a remembrance of your guilt. Hark to that deep, croaking voice, boding evil! Satan is urging before the Throne of Justice all your former sins. Can you hear him? He begins with your childish faults and your youthful follies. Truly a black memory. He does not let one of your wickednesses drop out. Things which you had forgotten he cunningly revives. He knows your secret sins, for he had a hand in most of them...."
See, the reference is NOT proclaiming title but status. To state that in some way Spurgeon is proclaiming a title of archangel to Jesus is to misread what he states.
BTW, you cannot hold to no Satan and use Spurgeon as proof of your Michael/Jesus thinking - for HERE Spurgeon clearly states not support for such a view as you have posted.
Actually this is taken from "Spurgeon Verse Expositions - Revelation 12:1 - 12:17" click on the title for the link.
Again the whole is,
"And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels. And prevailed not: neither was their place found any more in heaven.
You remember how our Lord, who is the true Michael, the only great archangel, said at the beginning of the preaching of the gospel, “I beheld Satan as lightning falling from heaven.” His power among the heavenlies is gone; he was cast out of the place called heaven; so is he now, by the preaching of the gospel, and by the death of Christ, cast down from among the heavenly influences."
Again, it is a statement of status, not title. Spurgeon is showing the consistency of the Scriptures, comparing Scripture with Scripture.
Again, BTW, if you are to use Spurgeon as a credit to your view, then you will have to use Spurgeon as a discredit to your view of Satan being a myth or some humankind invention.
You can't have it both ways. Either he supports you, or doesn't - He doesn't.
This is taken from a sermon in which Spurgeon uses a reference to Jude.
Sermon: "The Resurrection of the Dead" Delivered on Sabbath morning, February 17, 1856 Click on the title for a full PDF version of the sermon.
"There is a remarkable passage in Jude, where it speaks of Michael the Archangel contending with the devil about the body of Moses and using no “railing accusation.” Now, this refers to the great Doctrine of angels watching over the bones of the saints. Certainly it tells us that the body of Moses was watched over by a great archangel. The devil thought to disturb that body but Michael contended with him about it. Now would there be a contention about that body if it had been of no value? Would Michael contend for that which was only to be the food of worms? Would he wrestle with the enemy for that which was to be scattered to the four winds of Heaven, never to be united again into a new and goodlier fabric? No. Assuredly not! From this we learn that an angel watches over every tomb. It is no fiction, when on the marble we carve the cherubs with their wings. There are cherubs with outstretched wings over the head of the gravestones of all the righteous. Yes, and where “the rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep,” in some nook overgrown by nettles, there an angel stands night and day to watch each bone and guard each atom, that at the resurrection, those bodies, with more glory than they had on earth, may start up to dwell forever with the Lord! The guardianship of the bodies of the saints by angels proves that they shall rise again from the dead!"
Just the fact that Spurgeon is quoting from Jude which clearly states that Michael and the Lord are not the same, See quote from Jude 9.
9 But Michael the archangel, when he disputed with the devil and argued about the body of Moses, did not dare pronounce against him a railing judgment, but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”
So is Michael speaking to himself in a blasphemous way? Or is he Michael the archangel appealing to Christ (the Lord)?
Seems to me your view is faulty and is not even supported by those whom you would gather as proof.
For not only do they deny you the proof you desire, but they actually teach what you deny is the truth.
You can't have it both ways.
