Gateway To Heaven

by Maggy Diak

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  Oh, come on, Professor, I murmured half loudly to myself, you seem to be behind the times. This period is not yet to come; it is already here! It has been here for a few decades. Some men feel it on our own skin. Domination of women was the first information I agreed with!

 

  Mr. Pearson entered the room. “Well, how far have you come?”

  I rubbed my tired eyes: “I am reading about ten pre-adequates, ten people in Abraham's time and their adequates in our time. And about who is going to take up the reigns in the world.

  “Aha,” said Mr. Pearson with an amused smile on his face. “A Merovingian Habsburg, a woman.”

  I nodded. “Can you tell me more about Joseph Egyptian, who obviously seems very important to Peter Otrin? I am all lost among thousands and thousands of biblical names, he mentions. I do know some, but this is too much!”

  “Of course I can,” he said kindly. “He was next to the last Jacob's son. Isaac's grandson. Abraham's grand- grandson. His connection with God was noticed when he was still a child. He was much liked and his dreams were foretelling that he would be even more. They foretold him that masses of people would bow before him, kneel in front of him. That aroused jealousy in his brothers, who first intended to kill him but finally changed their mind and threw him into a deep fountain. Some tradesmen found him there and sold him to the Egyptian Pharaoh. When Pharaoh discovered that Joseph was clairvoyant, he gave Joseph a place in his Palace, to be near him.

  When Joseph managed to explain Pharaoh's dream, the Pharaoh awarded him by giving him a post of his second-in-command. He gave him his ring and dressed him in robes of linen with a gold chain around his neck. Pharaoh gave him the Egyptian name Zaphenath-paneah and found him a wife. He treated Joseph as equal. Joseph later met his brothers and pardoned them all. He died at the age of one hundred and ten.”

  “Nice for the new European ruler if she inherits that last characteristic from her adequate,” I added humorously.

  The phone rang, he picked it up, hurriedly said: “Yes, yes, I am on my way!” He got up, excused himself and went out again.