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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 sinner brought his innocent offering to

the door of the tabernacle, and laying his

hands upon its head, confessed his sins, thus

in type and shadow, transferring them to the

offering. What could more fitly represent the

one who, realizing that he is a sinner,

confesses his sins, laying them all on Jesus, the

only One who can save His people from their

sins?

In some offerings, a portion of the blood was

taken by the priest into the holy place and

presented before the Lord. In every sin

offering where the blood was not taken into

the holy place, a portion of the flesh was eaten

by the priest in the holy place. The flesh was

assimilated and became a part of the priest,

thus typifying Christ, who “bare our sins in His