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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.
by Joseph Wolff, a Christian Jew; in Sweden,
where the laws prohibited adults from giving
the message, children preached. The Spirit of
God took possession of the little ones, and
their words sank deep into the hearts of men
as they proclaimed “the hour of His judgment
is come.” “Prepare to meet your Lord.”
In 1838 the termination of the second woe of
Revelation 9:13-21 was interpreted to end in
1840. Said those who were proclaiming the
second advent: “If the Turkish power ceases in
1840, that may be considered a sign that the
correct interpretation has been placed upon
the prophetic periods of Daniel, and we may
look for the Lord in 1844.” Therefore, in 1840,
when the world realized that the Turks had
fulfilled the prophecy to the very day, (see
