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If the holy city is interpreted to be the earthly Jerusalem, then the spirits of some Old Testament saints whose bodies had been entombed in Jerusalem, having departed Sheol, were -- after Jesus resurrection -- allowed to briefly visit Jerusalem in forms quite similar to ghosts, and appear to many people there before proceeding on to Paradise.
So how is replacing Zombies with Ghosts any less absurd? Dreams I can buy, but then you are left with an event that is less than what most would consider miraculous. While you are at it why not just say it was actually just Jesus spirit that arose from the tomb and not his body. Wait I think someone already claimed that.
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If the holy city is interpreted to be the heavenly Jerusalem, then the spirits of some Old Testament saints whose bodies had been entombed in Jerusalem, having departed from Sheol, followed Christ directly from Sheol into Paradise, and there they entered their rest in the heavenly city, appearing unto many angels and to the privileged saints who had entered Paradise before them, thus manifesting to the angels the accomplishment of Gods purposes to usher in the new covenant which even the angels themselves had not fathomed.
So who was the witness to these events? The author doesn't claim to have had a vision or even a dream, so why propose such a thing? If someone told you a similar story completely unrelated to the bible would you believe it ?
