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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 message went to the world; there was not


               a missionary station in the earth, where they



               did  not  hear  the  message,  “The  hour  of  His


               judgment is come.” Some may inquire, “Why


               was the message of Christ’s coming given at


               that time?” We may also ask, “Why did Christ


               permit  His  followers  to  escort  Him  into


               Jerusalem,  intending  to  crown  Him  as  King,


               when  He  knew  He  was  going  there  to  be


               crucified?” His followers fulfilled the prophecy


               of Zechariah 9:9. If they had known the truth


               they  could  not  have  given  the  shouts  of


               rejoicing that fulfilled the prophecy. Likewise,


               the  announcement  of  the  opening  of  the


               judgment was to be given with a loud voice to


               the  whole  world.  If  the  people  of  God  had
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