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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.

that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy

crown.” The people in Thyatira may have had

but a few rays of light, compared with those

living in the later period; for the light was but

dawning in Thyatira, while its midday rays

shone in Philadelphia; but the crown is the

reward of character, and he who receives one,

will have been faithful to all the light which

shone upon his pathway. Heaven can be

enjoyed by those only, who have developed a

character in harmony with the truth. Every

man is a candidate, but only he who striveth

lawfully, will inherit the crown. It belongs to

him who receives a white stone with a new

name. For six thousand years the angelic hosts

have been watching for the circle of perfection