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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.
nor an external weighing of motives, as
viewed by the human eye, but character was
the test, with the rule of heaven for a standard.
The character which is rewarded with a place
near the throne is not shallow, but deep; it is
not narrow, but broad; and in length it must
measure with the life of God. A long
experience, a deep experience, a broad
experience in divine things, even while living
here on earth; this is the life which develops a
character that will stand the test of the
“measuring reed.”
Under the third seal was revealed a power on
the earth which carried a pair of balances, to
weigh the deeds of men. While a self-righteous
standard was being erected on the earth, God
was measuring according to the rule of
