nor to that ancient and stated enmity between the seed of the serpent and the seed of the woman, Ge 3:15, which has appeared in all ages of time, more or less, since the fall of Adam; nor to the combats which Christ personally had with Satan and his powers when here on earth, as in the wilderness, immediately after his baptism, and in the garden, a little before his death, and on the cross, when he spoiled principalities and powers, and destroyed him that had the power of death, the devil; but rather to the conflict which Christ and his people had with the rulers of the darkness of this world, with the Roman powers, and with false teachers during the three first centuries; though it seems best to understand it of the war commenced by Constantine against Paganism, and which was finished by Theodosius, by whom Heathenism received its death wound, and was never restored since the phrase of war in heaven is not unknown to the Jews; they say when Pharaoh pursued after Israel, there was war above and below, and there was a very fierce war Mymvb, "in heaven":Michael and his angels fought against the dragon: by whom is meant not a created angel, with whom his name does not agree, it signifying "who is as God"; nor does it appear that there is anyone created angel that presides over the rest, and has them at his command; though the Jews seem to imagine as if the angels were ranged under several heads and governors, of whom they make Michael to be one; for they say ,"when the holy blessed God descended on Mount Sinai, several companies of angels descended with him, wtrwbxw lakym, "Michael and his company", and Gabriel and his company:''"so kings armies", in Ps 68:12; are by them interpreted of "kings of angels"; and it is asked who are these?
and the answer is, Michael and Gabriel .