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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.
concerning the meek and lowly. One had no
charm for them. These prophecies not only
portrayed the character of the Messiah to
come, but also revealed the time of His
appearing. Satan is familiar with the Word of
God, and trembles before its fulfillment. As the
time drew near for the Son of man to appear,
Satan used every art to absorb the children of
men in the forms and ceremonies and
sophistries of the world, in order that they
might give no place for the lowly Jesus. But
Satan was not permitted to bring confusion;
for strange as it may seem, the whole world
was at peace, when the Prince of Peace was
born in a manger at Bethlehem.
True, the race which claimed to follow God,
had lost the power of the Spirit, and the sway
