Page 6 - 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.

Jezebel was a Zidonian princess, a prophetess

of the god Baal. Unlike Balaam, who before his

fall worshiped the true God, Jezebel never

made any pretensions of worshiping the Lord.

Ahab, the king of Israel, married her for the

sake of her influence, but found himself

completely under the control of a headstrong,

wicked woman. At her table, in the kingdom of

Israel, sat the prophets of Baal. In the capital

were erected temples, groves, and altars, to

the heathen god; sun-worship took the place

of the worship of Jehovah. The prophets

of God were put to death by order of the

queen; even Elijah fled before her face. She

was a propagator of whoredom and

witchcraft, and in the name of the king, she

wrote a letter causing innocent men to be put