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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.



               Europe. That movement, for which nations are


               now on the alert, will be the sign of still more



               important changes in the heavenly court.



               The  importance  of  the  prophecy,  and  the


               exactness  with  which  it  was  fulfilled,  to  the


               very day, should lead to a careful investigation


               of that divine history, which circles about the


               years 1840 to 1844. Its study will lead men to


               look  for  changes  in  the  heavens  as  well  as


               upon earth; for when the capital of Turkey is


               removed  to  Palestine,  then  Christ,  finishing


               His work in the sanctuary, throws His censer


               on the earth as a signal for the final dissolution


               of all things.



               The closing words of the ninth chapter are a


               sad  commentary  on  the  condition  of  the
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