User blog comment:ImperiexSeed/Gabriel vs Raphael?/@comment-4081435-20120406154859/@comment-3481504-20120407164132

No, I wouldn't say that. See, logic would dictate that Michael's better. But anyways, that's not really the point of this blog.

You're right, that's entirely possible. However I don't think he was entirely capable of what Gabriel achieved. For example:

Raphael wanted to kill Balthazar quickly, but resorted to Killing Touch. But if he's like Gabriel, he could've simply snapped his fingers, unless of course he couldn't do it. ;)