Page 2 - 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.

CHAPTER V. – A GLIMPSE OF HEAVEN

Soul communion with the Redeemer was

sweet to the prophet John, as he lived alone on

Patmos; and the actual meeting with Christ in

that first vision, which opened before his mind

the future history of the church, had drawn

him very near to the object of his love. “After

this I looked, and, behold, a door was opened

in heaven.” Stephen, while men were killing

the body, looked, and the heavens opened;

and he said, “Behold, I see ...the Son of man

standing on the right hand of God.” As Christ

rose in sympathy with that suffering disciple,

so the yearning felt by John, touched the heart

of Christ, and the prophet heard again the

trumpet tone saying, “Come up hither, and I