So was I dreaming or wasn’t I? I asked myself that question many times as I got ready for work.

I turned the television on and the morning news was all about the strange happenings in the city and all over the world. I walked out my front door to get the paper and as I bent down to retrieve it I noticed the front yard had foot prints all over it, I walked over to one of the prints and watched it track all the way to my window and then disappear as all the rest did as they reached my house. As I walked back to my front door quite perplexed by this event I heard the phone ring and hurried to the living room and picked up the receiver and said “Hello”

“Jeremiah, good morning” It was Marten my boss at work.

“Good morning sir, is there a problem?”

“No Problem, I just need you to go for your first assignment to Saint Michaels Cathedral Downtown.”

I paused for a second then asked “Sir why am I to go there?”

He quickly said “ There will be two gentlemen there to meet you, they will brief you one what to do, goodbye.”

“Hello? Hello?” I said, but Martens was gone and I was left in a state of total confusion. I got dressed and proceeded to the destination given to me by Martens, and upon arrival those same two gentlemen from Martens office were standing outside the Cathedral and they reminded me of men in black somehow with the dark shades and black suits. I parked, grabbed my briefcase and laptop then got out and walked across the street to met the gentlemen. As I walked up to them the shorter man said “Welcome brother Jeremiah,

Please follow us.” I walked behind them though the doors of the cathedral and to a elevator that took us to the lower floor, then to a secret door that led deeper into the bowels of the cathedral. I hesitantly asked “ Where are we going?” but neither of them answered or even turned around to acknowledge I had spoken.

We reached another door that had a priest standing watch, and as we walked through the door he looked at me and said “ The end of the world is nigh upon us brother, welcome to the other side.” I didn’t say anything in return as I entered behind the two gentlemen, I just stared at the priest who seemed somewhat in a trance the whole time… A spiritual trance.

After a long walk down a darkened hallway with not an utterance of words we turned into a room that couldn’t exist in the world I knew to be real. I immediately noticed that the room was wider than the church itself, and the height was far too high to be in a church like the one I knew I walked into. Then a light illuminated the whole existence around us and I was blinded but yet I could see in a different existence than I knew to be true.

And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.

Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.
I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star.

And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:
And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.
¶ He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

Just then darkness…

I woke in my car with a police officer tapping on my window saying “Move along sir.”

I sat up and looked across the street at the cathedral, then at the clock in my car and noticed it was it Ten-thirty Thursday morning… Oh my God I had lost a whole day!

I nervously called my job all the while believing I had somehow lost my mind and Martens answered “ This is Marten how can I help you?”

Mr. Martens this is Jeremiah, I am so sorry sir I know I’m late but I will be on my… “Jeremiah” Martens interrupted. “You aren’t late, you were sent to handle an account, don’t you remember?” When you get back here I need you on the phones relaying that message you’ve learned to as many perspective clients as you can! Get your head right son! You job depends on it.” He hung up before I got a chance to even say a word.

I looked at myself in the rear view mirror and asked myself internally what just happened, even though I knew exactly what just happened.
Now I know… I am one of them.