According to [this][1] and [this][2] other question, Jehovah's Witnesses believe that Jesus is the same as Michael the Archangel.

I am curious about the importance of this viewpoint.

Is this a "core tenet" for Jehovah's Witnesses (one that possibly other beliefs rest upon), i.e. is it something similar to, say, the belief in Trinity is for the Catholic Church?



  [1]: https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/26253/what-is-the-biblical-basis-for-the-belief-that-jesus-is-michael
  [2]: https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/14480/from-where-do-jehovahs-witnesses-derive-the-doctrine-that-jesus-was-and-now-is