Page 18 - 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 curse of sin; but the foundation of the city

of our God, like all things in the earth made

new, will shine in its original splendor. On

these twelve foundations are written the

names of the twelve apostles, the pillars of the

Christian church. The prophet on Patmos had

been condemned, his name recorded on the

books of Rome as a criminal and an exile; what

joy, then, must have come to him, when he saw

in heaven his name engraved on one of the

foundations of the city. Here is the difference

between human and divine judgment.

The streets of the city are of pure gold,-so pure

that they are transparent like crystal. The light

from the countenance of Christ falls upon the

beautifully blended colors of the wall, and

then is reflected again and again on the