Page 8 - 03b The Seven Churhces-Smyrna

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.

are, “I know thy works, and thy labor, and thy

patience.” Those, who, on the day of Pentecost,

received the baptism of the Spirit, and those

who heard the Gospel from their lips, were

filled with a burning desire to spread the news

of a Saviour. They were married unto Christ,

and in the ardor of their first love, the converts

sought for their friends and relatives, pleading

with them to forsake evil and to accept

salvation. There was no work too arduous, no

journey too difficult, to be undertaken for Him

whom they loved.

It can be seen that the power of God and the

power of evil were in each other’s grasp. By

the side of pagan temples, were erected

Christian churches; Christian schools sprang

up in the very shadow of the Greek