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If I may, as God is my Witness and Judge, when I was only 17
years young, God UNEXPECTEDLY gave me a VISION while I
was in prayer. I was within that vision as a glorified
Spirit-Being, whiter than glistening snow and like a brilliant
white 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 blood
mortals who were sitting on the ground, in an outdoor setting
like a park or meadow.

I was leaning over near them, showing them something from the
Book. Mind you that this MIRACLE occured BEFORE I had ever heard
of Herbert W. Armstrong and his biblical teaching that we’re to
become 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 administering
the Government of God, with God’s Word as the foundation for
every family and standard for all nations (Isa. 9:7, Dan.
7:18, 27).

At that time I still believed in the traditional “going to
heaven or hell” myths, so I didn’t really know what to think of
the vision. Over a year later, when I attended one of my first
Sabbath services with the Worldwide Church of God [1978], the
minister was preaching about how we’ll be God-Beings teaching
human-beings. I about fell out of my chair! It was as if he was
describing the very vision God had given little ol’ me! That was
further confirmation to me that this Church of God (with its
God-given Sabbath and holy days, special recognition of
Northwestern Europeans and Anglo-Saxons as the “Lost 10 Tribes,”
the Gospel of the Kingdom, etc.) was indeed God’s Church and not
like the baptized paganism of traditional Churchianity! (Grieved
to say, the WCG has gone astray after Mr. Armstrong’s death, but
thankfully the faithful Church of God members left that
organization of deceitful men to remain true to God and the
plain truth of the Bible).

My following minister, George Kackos, whom I later told about
the vision, and who baptized me June 9, 1979 [12 years after
Jerusalem's liberation], told me that the vision was biblical
and that God has also given a “sneak preview” of His Kingdom to
Peter, James and John, with their VISION of the
TRANSFIGURATION:

Matthew 17:1-9

1 Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his
brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; 2 and He
was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and
His clothes became as white as the light. 3 And behold, Moses
and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. 4 Then Peter
answered 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 still
speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly
a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son,
in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!” 6 And when the disciples
heard it, they fell on their faces and were greatly afraid. 7
But Jesus came and touched them and said, “Arise, and do not be
afraid.” 8 When they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no one
but Jesus only. 9 Now as they came down from the mountain, Jesus
commanded them, saying, “Tell the VISION to no one until
the Son of Man is risen from the dead.”

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

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

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

I look forward, by God’s GRACE, to entering His wonderful
Kingdom and meeting those two people I saw back in ‘77! It’ll
truly be BACK TO THE FUTURE