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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.



               The  deliverance  of  Israel  from  the  land  of


               Egypt,  and  their  guidance  through  the



               wilderness,  is  a  type  of  God’s  care  for  His


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               ones  during  the  year  when  the  plagues  are


               falling. This will be a time of trouble such as


               never was since there was a nation, and the


               strength of God’s people will consist in their


               pressing close to Him. Deep anguish will often


               oppress them, but as the light of the promises


               breaks  in,  they  sing  praises  for  their


               deliverance.



               During  the  falling  of  these  plagues,  men  of


               science, who have advocated the power of the


               human intellect and the wisdom of man, will


               doubtless  offer  scientific  reasons  for  the


               disease  on  land  and  sea.  The  magicians  of
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