Daniel 12:1 says “at that time shall Michael stand up”. Are you denying that Christ stood up at the time of the cross?
How about reasoning it like some of the following? Actually, like all the following, except that would be asking a bit too much of you, obviously. But anyway...
Revelation 12:7 And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
This event happens first. Which then leads to the following.
Acts 3:19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
20 And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
21 Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things,
In verse 21---Whom the heaven must receive until---is meaning after the war in heaven and is involving His ascension until He bodily returns.
In verse 19 and 20---when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; And he shall send Jesus Christ---is meaning His bodily return, and that this is meaning when Michael stands up per Daniel 12:1, where I agree with some others here, Christ is likely meant by Michael. But not the way JWs take it to mean. IOW, just because Christ and Michael might be one and the same, that hardly makes Christ a literal angel, a created being. Christ is not a created being since He is God and that God has no beginning nor ending.
If some Amils take issue with this, why then do some Amils insist the angel meant in Revelation 20:1 is meaning Christ? Why would some Amils think Christ is meant by the angel in Revelation 20:1 but is not meant by Michael?
But anyway, the war in heaven happens first, which then leads to Christ remaining in heaven sitting on the right hand of God until it is time for Christ to stand up, thus leave heaven and bodily return to the earth where He then sits down again once He returns bodily to the earth. Meaning when He sits upon the earth upon His throne of glory.
Matthew 25:31 When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
To summarize. After the war in heaven He is then in heaven sitting on the right hand of God until it is time for Him to stand up in order to fulfill this--When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him(which also involves Michael standing up Daniel 12:1)--and then when He literally sets foot on the earth again, He then does this---then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory---and that He does that for a thousand years, plus a little season, plus a great white throne judment.
Then comes the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power(1 Corinthians 15:24)
Which then results in this---And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all(1 Corinthians 15:28)
Except non Premils apparently would have us believe that He will do everything that He must do once He returns, such as sit upon His throne of glory, which also involves His followers then sitting upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel, not to mention, the great white throne judgment that has to be fulfilled before the end can come, that Christ fulfills all those events the same 24 hour day He returns.
And before 24 hours have lapsed since He bodily returned, it will then be meaning the time of 1 Corinthians 15:28. Talk about a preposterous interpreting of things. As if all those events can be fulfilled within 24 hours of Him having bodily returned. Keeping it mind, it's no longer the last 24 hour day if more than 24 hours have elapsed since He returned, and that it is still not the time of 1 Corinthians 15:28 yet. So much for it being the last literal 24 hour day then. Not a problem if we take the last day to be meaning an era of time involving more than 24 hours, though.
