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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.
blood of prophets, and of saints, and of all that
were slain upon the earth.” Those who love
the Word of God have withdrawn from her
midst, and during the time of trouble, are
hidden from the wrath of man and the fury of
the plagues. As probation has closed, “the light
of a candle shall shine no more at all” in
Babylon. The voice of joy is turned to
mourning; the social gatherings and the
marriage feasts no longer offer any attraction;
merchants and the great men of earth fail
because of the destruction of great Babylon.
The earth is literally turned upside down, and
it reels to and fro like a drunken man; for great
Babylon has come in remembrance before
God. Her iniquities have reached unto heaven,
