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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 Sabbath reform now became the message
to the world. The traditions which connected
the Philadelphian church with the Dark Ages,
were portrayed in vivid colors; and man was
called to exalt the law of God, and remove his
foot from desecrating the Sabbath of Jehovah.
Hitherto, all the Protestant churches opened
their doors to receive the message; but when
the Sabbath truth was proclaimed, the
churches closed their doors against those who
accepted the new doctrine. When the door in
heaven opened, the doors of the Protestant
churches closed. Every open door should be a
reminder of the heavenly door opened by
Christ, which no man can close, from whose
portals shines forth a stream of light upon the
pathway of all whose minds are staid upon
