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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.

no widow, and shall see no sorrow.” God

claimed the church as His wife, but she

forsook her lawful husband, and played the

harlot with the kings of the earth. Then she

said boastingly, “I sit a queen.” This was

literally true of the city of Babylon, which was

known as the queen of the earth. But in the

same proportion that she had highly exalted

herself, so was her fall, when the Lord

withdrew His supporting hand. God never

intended that the church should have

anything to do with governments. His life on

earth is a living example of what His followers

should do and be. He reigned over a spiritual

kingdom, when physically He had not a place

to lay His head; He was clothed with the

garments of righteousness, spotless and pure,