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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.
Persian fire-worshipers, and representatives
of all sects and beliefs.
Mohammed was acquainted with them all as
he mingled in the thoroughfares of Mecca, and
in his journeys to Damascus, and seaports of
Syria.
Mohammed was of a serious mind, and it was
his custom to retire one; month each year to a
cave, a few miles from Mecca, where he gave
himself to; fasting and prayer. On his return
from one of these seasons of seclusion he
announced his belief in one God, and that
Mohammed was the prophet of God. This was
the beginning of Islamism. The prophet first
taught in his own family, and gradually gained
a number of converts. His flight, from Mecca,
