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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.

wilderness, the glory of God appeared in the

shekinah above the mercy seat. The attention

of the Philadelphian church is directed to the

heavenly sanctuary. It was opened by the

Saviour Himself, as He entered the most holy

place at the close of the twenty-three

hundred days. He sends the message to all, “I

have set before thee an open door, and no man

can shut it.” The door stands open to all, who

by faith, will enter, and no combination of

circumstances, instigated by men or demons,

can shut out the soul that keeps the eye of faith

centered upon the Saviour within that shining

portal. The time of test for those who were

looking for their Lord, came in the autumn of

1844. At first the expiration of the twenty-

three hundred days was thought to be in the