Page 32 - 09 The Trumpets

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.

danger of defeat when once within the

confines of Italy. Attila crossed the Alps, “the

fountain of waters.” Aquileia, the richest and

most populous city of the Adriatic, fell, and the

succeeding generation could scarcely discover

the ruins, so complete was the overthrow.

Many cities were reduced to heaps of stones

and ashes. Milan, the city of the royal palace,

submitted. Rome was the next point of attack,

but the city escaped the hand of Attila, its

salvation being purchased by the gift of the

princess Honoria, with an immense dowry.

The bitterness of the portion which Rome

drank is well described as wormwood. The

“star” which fell upon the fountains of waters,

retreated to his home in Hungary, where his

light was extinguished.