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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.
While the first angel continues to sound, a
second angel follows saying, “Babylon is
fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she
made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath
of her fornication.” The preaching of the
everlasting Gospel was a test of life. Those
who truly loved the Saviour rejoiced to hear
that His second advent was near and hastened
to prepare for His coming, but many turned a
deaf ear to the call of the first angel. The love
of the world had so benumbed their sense of
spiritual things that they could even scoff at
the idea of the Saviour’s return.
The preaching of the first angel’s message
drew a line among the professed followers of
the Lord. Over those who showed they had
lost their love for Christ by disregarding the
