They eventually came up with a different translation of the Bible to support their ideas. In this new Bible, Jesus was merely a perfect man, and a person distinct from God the Father.

Yes, they allowed that He was the Son of God, but Son in a subservient way, that is, one who was not equal to God. He was, in their Bible, "a" god but not "the" god. Mighty, but not Almighty.

Furthermore, they came up with the idea that, before His earthly life, Jesus was a spirit creature, namely Michael the archangel, who was created by God and later became the Messiah, at His baptism.

No, friends, Michael the archangel was Michael the archangel, period. There is not one shred of evidence to the contrary.

And the apostle John assures us that it was through Jesus that all things were created! Jesus was co-creator with the Father, not a created being.

John also says that God was the Word. "Word" is another description/name for Jesus.

And this same John records how equal praises are given to the One Who sits on the Throne and to the Lamb.

John was very much into showing the early church Who Jesus is, for in his day, Jesus' Person and Deity were under attack just as they are today.