There are multiple names for Jesus in the Old Testament besides “Angel” or “Angel of the Lord” – He is also called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace In Isaiah 9:6.
And He has another name in both the Old and New Testaments – Michael the Archangel. After Jesus’ sacrifice and death on the cross for us, He sat down at the right hand of God:
Who being the brightness of His glory, and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Hebrews 1:3, 12:2
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
At the time of the end, when Probation closes and everyone’s fate is decided and sealed one way or the other, Jesus (Michael) stands up to come and get us:
And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great Prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
Daniel 12:1
He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
Revelation 22:11
Michael is another Old Testament name for Jesus, just as “Angel of the Lord” is. Jesus\Michael stands up, and the Great Tribulation\Time of Trouble begins.
Look at the references to Prince, referring to Michael/Jesus in both the Old and New Testaments, they are talking about the same person:
Daniel 9:25 – Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince shall be seven weeks…
Daniel 12:1 – And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great Prince which standeth for the children of thy people…
Acts 3:15 – And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.
Acts 5:31 – Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.
Revelation 1:5 – And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the Prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
Besides these, Jude provides additional clues that this is the case. After Moses died, Jesus (Michael) went down to resurrect him. The Devil claimed Moses as his. Moses had sinned after all. And Jesus hadn’t yet come to Earth as a human, resisted all temptation and defeated Satan, and paid the ultimate price yet. That was still future. Yet Jesus (Michael) raised Moses back to life anyway, before this, because Jesus (Michael) as “Mighty God” and “Everlasting Father” knew the future and that He would die on the cross, paying the ultimate price for our sins, and therefore had the right to raise a sinner (Moses):
Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
Jude 1:9
An angel cannot resurrect us. Only God can. Jesus has always been with us and for us since Day 1. He’s always been on our side and he is “the great Prince that standeth for the children of thy people”. He is the Archangel, the commander of all the angels of Heaven:
And there was war in heaven: Michael and His angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels…
Revelation 12:7
There are additional clues in Joshua that this is the case:
And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with His sword drawn in His hand: and Joshua went unto Him, and said unto Him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?
Joshua 5:13,14
And He said, Nay; but as Captain of the Host of the LORD am I now come. And Joshua fell on his face to the earth, and did worship, and said unto Him, What saith my Lord unto His servant?
Here we see Jesus described yet another way as “Captain of the Host of the Lord” – He’s the Archangel, the Commander\Leader\Head\Captain of all the angels of God. Notice Joshua worships this person (Jesus). A normal angel would never allow such a thing. In fact John in Revelation was stopped from worshipping an angel by the angel specifically, who told him not to do it – “worship God!” (Revelation 19:10 and 22:9).
For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the Archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
1 Thessalonians 4:16
Jesus comes to get us with a shout, using His voice as Archangel – He is Commander of the heavenly armies!