If I may, as God is my Witness and Judge, when I was only 17years young, God UNEXPECTEDLY gave me a VISION while Iwas in prayer. I was within that vision as a glorifiedSpirit-Being, whiter than glistening snow and like a brilliantwhite cloud with the sun shining on it, appearing smooth,dressed in a white robe - even my hair was that brilliant white- holding a Book in my hands and teaching two flesh and bloodmortals who were sitting on the ground, in an outdoor settinglike a park or meadow.

I was leaning over near them, showing them something from theBook. Mind you that this MIRACLE occured BEFORE I had ever heardof Herbert W. Armstrong and his biblical teaching that we're tobecome glorified Priest-Kings, teaching in the Kingdom of God,immortals ruling over mortals with but under Christ! (Rev. 2:26,3:21, 20:6).

The Kingdom of God is the Royal Family of God administeringthe Government of God, with God's Word as the foundation forevery family and standard for all nations (Isa. 9:7, Dan.7:18, 27).

At that time I still believed in the traditional "going toheaven or hell" myths, so I didn't really know what to think ofthe vision. Over a year later, when I attended one of my firstSabbath services with the Worldwide Church of God [1978], theminister was preaching about how we'll be God-Beings teachinghuman-beings. I about fell out of my chair! It was as if he wasdescribing the very vision God had given little ol' me! That wasfurther confirmation to me that this Church of God (with itsGod-given Sabbath and holy days, special recognition ofNorthwestern Europeans and Anglo-Saxons as the "Lost 10 Tribes,"the Gospel of the Kingdom, etc.) was indeed God's Church and notlike the baptized paganism of traditional Churchianity! (Grievedto say, the WCG has gone astray after Mr. Armstrong's death, butthankfully the faithful Church of God members left thatorganization of deceitful men to remain true to God and theplain truth of the Bible).

My following minister, George Kackos, whom I later told aboutthe vision, and who baptized me June 9, 1979 [12 years afterJerusalem's liberation], told me that the vision was biblicaland that God has also given a "sneak preview" of His Kingdom toPeter, James and John, with their VISION of theTRANSFIGURATION:

Matthew 17:1-9

1 Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John hisbrother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; 2 and Hewas transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, andHis clothes became as white as the light. 3 And behold, Mosesand Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. 4 Then Peteranswered and said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here;if You wish, let us make here three tabernacles: one for You,one for Moses, and one for Elijah." 5 While he was stillspeaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenlya voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is My beloved Son,in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!" 6 And when the disciplesheard it, they fell on their faces and were greatly afraid. 7But Jesus came and touched them and said, "Arise, and do not beafraid." 8 When they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no onebut Jesus only. 9 Now as they came down from the mountain, Jesuscommanded them, saying, "Tell the VISION to no one untilthe Son of Man is risen from the dead."

I dared to declare to Mr. Kackos that my vision was actuallygreater because God had showed them a glorified/transfiguredChrist, Moses and Elijah, but mine was more personalized becauseGod revealed ME in His Kingdom!

I am an eyewitness to God's Kingdom and know what it means to bein God's Kingdom, both from the Bible and personal experience!(2 Pet. 1:16-18). FLESH AND BLOOD CANNOT INHERIT THE KINDOM, butat the Resurrection we'll be BORN AGAIN as GLORIFIED SPIRITBEINGS - just like our older Brother, Jesus Christ (Rom. 8:29, ICor. 15:49-52, Philip. 3:21)

The vision appeared to emphasize the great DIFFERENCE betweenmortals and immortals, flesh and blood and brilliant Spirit.And, as I later used during a Church Spokesman's Club speech onserving in the Churchill Room at the Hillcrest in Toledo, Ohio,I mentioned this vision and noted that even though we're to begiven THRONES [which I did not see], those thrones are to enableus to use our positions for GREATER SERVICE, out of love for Godand mankind. God did not show me merely sitting on a Throne, butout serving others, teaching, helping, explaining. Mr. Kackosthen gave his usual round up speech/mini-sermon, on theimportance of tempering authority with humility, and said that,amazingly, I had done just that. I had related the vision as afact, but wasn't boasting about it.

I look forward, by God's GRACE, to entering His wonderfulKingdom and meeting those two people I saw back in '77! It'lltruly be BACK TO THE FUTURE