Page 10 - 03d The Seven Churhces-Thyatira

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 all the churches shall know that I am He

which searcheth the reins and hearts: and I

will give unto every one of you according to

your works.” Herein is given the final

destruction of the apostate church. The civil

power of the papacy was broken in 1798,

when Pope Pius VI. was taken prisoner by the

French; but the influence continues. Thyatira

is Babylon itself, and the churches spoken of

elsewhere as “daughters of Babylon,” will

meet with the fate of the mother, Thyatira; for

when the history of all churches is over,

Babylon and her daughters will be destroyed

in the lake of fire. The time of trouble spoken

of by Daniel, the prophet (Daniel 12:1), will be

the time of tribulation for Thyatira. Of this the

dreadful death of Jezebel is a symbol; as her