The Amil position no literal thousand years works the best if we rightly divide prophecy and search out the meaning of the parables the poetic tongue of God .
What I call the first of part of the final resurrection that took place as a result of the promised first century reformation restoring the order of Judges. . old testament apostles as prophets bringing the gospel as it is written .
Note . .
( my addition as a personal comment )
Hebrew 9: 8-11 The
Holy Ghost this
signifying,
(sign, the temporal things seen mixed with the unseen eternal )that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:Which was a
figure (parable) for the
time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that
could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience; Which
stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and
carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the
time of reformation.
The previous order Kings in Israel as the abomination of desolation Christ in Samael 8 turned it over to the atheist Jews to do whatsoever came from form their own mouth as oral traditions of men until the time of the first century reformation. they refused to have a invisible God reigning over them through the apostles as Judges .
During that period of time (Kings n Israel) The Holy Spirit set aside it a parables using the temporal signified things seen mixed with the eternal vision ceremonial laws as shadows pointed ahead to the sufferings of Christ beforehand
samaue 8: 7 And the
Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but
they have rejected
me, that
I should not reign over
them.
Matthew 27:52And the
graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,And came out of the
graves after
his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
Above pointed to the first part of the resurrections The law being satisfied by the work of Christ.You could say taking away the holding pen a temporal cell for the old testament apostles or saints .
1 Peter 1: 9-12 Whom U, ye love; in whom, though now ye see
him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls. Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you:
Searching what, or what
manner of time the
Spirit of Christ which was
in them did signify, when
it testified
beforehand the
sufferings of Christ, and the
glory that should follow. Unto whom
it was revealed, that
not unto themselves, but unto
us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto
you by them that have
preached the
gospel unto you with the
Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into
We look back to the glory by the same spirit of faith that looked ahead
The same reformation . Spoken of in Joel The apostle revealed at Pentecost
Acts 2:15-17 King James Version For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; And it shall come to pass in the
last days, saith God, I will pour out of
my Spirit upon all flesh: and your
sons and your
daughters shall
prophesy, and your young men shall
see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
The last days beginning the thousand year reign an unknown time period which we are under now . The word thousand years used 9 times throughout the Bible isthe signified understanding used in that parable .
Prior to that reformation . Kings in Israel .(abomination of desolation) Jewish men were separated from Jewish woman with a 15 foot high wall and another wall separating gentile from participating . The gospel flood (when Christ announced it is finished.) . .opened up the resurrection gates all of the old testament shadows became sight . One new ceremonial was given to look ahead by it is found in1 Corinthians 11>
To be absent from the earthly body of death is to be present asleep waiting for the last day under the Sun (end of temporal time)
When those reigning with Christ will be caught up together with those asleep and in the twinkling of the eye all receive their new born again incorruptible body that will not age as in dying leading to an end.