Page 13 - 05 A Glimpse of Heaven

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.

God; to men it was thunder. John heard other

voices which he understood. He saw also the

seven spirits of God, which, in the earthly

tabernacle, were typified by the seven lamps

upon the golden candlestick. These stood

before the throne. This was the ever present,

all-pervading Spirit of Jehovah, in which all life

has its origin.

The throne was high and lifted up, as Jeremiah

saw it. Ezekiel describes the throne as above a

firmament, having the appearance of “terrible

crystal.” And this crystal firmament, or

expanse, rested above the heads of four living

creatures, which were full of eyes. John was

accustomed to the placid waters of the

Mediterranean, and the space about the

throne is described by him as “a sea of glass