Page 10 - 01The Story of the Seer of Patmos

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.

place where He abode, they talked with Him,

they believed, and the nucleus of the Christian

church was formed.

Christ, the center, the life, drew John, and the

young man’s heart responded to the

quickening touch. This was the beginning of a

new life,-a soul communion. Andrew, too, was

convinced of the divinity of Christ, but Andrew

represents those who accept because the

mind is convinced of truth. He sought at once

for his brother Peter, saying, “We have found

the Messiah, ...the Christ, the Anointed.” And

when Peter came to Christ he was convinced

of the divine nature of Jesus, because the

Saviour read his character and gave him a

name in accord with Peter’s nature.