Page 15 - 22 The Glories of the New Jerusalem

THE STORY OF THE SEER OF PATMOS

Stephen N. Haskell

“Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at
hand” Revelation 22:10.

the vials of God’s wrath, revealed to the

prophet the beauties of the New Jerusalem.

The city lieth four square, perfect in its

dimensions, measuring three hundred and

seventy-five miles each way, with a wall of

precious stones. This wall measures in height,

one hundred and forty-four cubits, or between

two hundred and sixteen and two hundred

sixty-six feet. The city in all its details

represents salvation; also the people within

its jasper walls, represent the salvation of God.

At creation the gold, the silver, and the

precious stones, lay on the face of the earth.

Men used them for selfish purposes; and for

this reason at the time of the flood, they were

buried beneath the surface, and are brought to

light only as the result of hard labor. In the