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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.
New Jerusalem, they will be so arranged as to
tell the story of infinite wisdom and love.
Some have given the following imaginative
interpretation to the various colors of the
stones: “At the base is the crimson jasper,
typical of the suffering and death of the
Saviour slain from the foundation of the
world. Above this, is laid the sapphire, like a
blue flame of truth. In the pure white
chalcedony is reflected the purity of the Christ
life. The emerald green, like the rainbow
about the throne, offers hope to those who
rest upon the others. The sardonyx reflects
many colors, but above it, is the deep red
sardius, covered by the chrysolite. This is
overlaid by the beautiful blue beryl, whose
light mingles with the blazing topaz in telling
