Page 29 - 07 History of the Seals

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.

Friday, of the date already named [May 19,

1780]. As to the manner of its approach, the

darkness seemed to appear first of all in the

southwest. The wind came from that quarter,

and the darkness appeared to come on with

the clouds.... The sun, rising towards the

zenith, gave no increase of light, as usual; but,

on the contrary, the darkness continued to

increase until between eleven and twelve

o’clock, at which time there was the greatest

obscurity in that place.” Speaking of another

locality the same writer says, “At twelve the

darkness was greatest. Lights were seen

burning in all the houses; ...the birds in the

midst of their blithesome forenoon

engagements, stopped suddenly, and singing

their evening songs, disappeared and became