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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.

and for those of his household. Two goats

were chosen and lots cast upon them, one lot

for the Lord, the other for Azazel, the evil one.

The goat upon which the Lord’s lot fell was

offered for a sin offering; the high priest

entered the most holy place with this blood,

and sprinkled it upon the mercy seat

eastward, seven times. He then came out to

the golden altar that had been touched so

many times during the year with the blood of

the sin offerings and with the blood of the

Lord’s goat, cleansed it from all the

uncleanness of the children of Israel. When he

had made an end of cleansing the sanctuary,

when every confessed sin had been removed

from the sacred place, the high priest came

forth, bearing the sins of the people, and laid