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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.

The church during the fourth and fifth

centuries, began dictating to men what they

should believe, and how they should worship.

This was the period when Christianity was

replaced by the papacy, and man was exalted

as vicegerent of God on earth.

The fourth beast bade John come, and see the

opening of the fourth seal, which was the

culmination of the scenes begun under the

third seal. “I looked, and behold a pale horse:

and his name that sat on him was Death, and

Hell followed with him.” The pale horse was

an indication of still greater departure from

the spirit of truth than the black one.

Thousands have been put to death by the

sword, by starvation, and by wild beasts; and

what is worse than killing the body, many