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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.
offerings to the gate of Paradise. Among the
sons of God who gathered there, Satan came
also. Satan was a son of God by creation, and
likewise, because of the earth over which he
had usurped power, and bore sway. As a
representative of the earth, he claimed the
right to meet at the gate. There, in the midst of
the heavenly assembly, he stood an accuser of
the brethren. The case of Job and that of
Joshua are examples of the complaints which
he brought against the government of God.
Over and over again, angels had listened to the
accusations made against the men of earth.
When Christ was living here as a man, the
heavenly host watched the deep-laid plots for
His overthrow; they saw the jealousy among
Jewish rulers, the cruelty of the Romans; and
