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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.

watchmen of the night hail the dawn when the

morning star arises, so the early Reformers,

from Wycliffe to Luther and his

contemporaries, opened the Scriptures, and

the first rays of light brought joy and gladness

to those who sat in darkness. The very ones

who saw the darkness break before the light

of God’s Word, saw also the sign of the coming

of the Son of man, which was hung in the

heavens. In 1780 the sun was darkened. This

was the first of a series of celestial signs (see

chapter 6., Sixth Seal), and it was given to

encourage those who had been oppressed.

Christ says, “I will put upon you none other

burden. But that which ye have already hold

fast till I come.” How merciful is our God. He

measures out to humanity its burdens of life,