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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.
disciple becomes a wonderful object lesson to
those who live in the end of time.
He yielded himself fully to the teachings of the
Man of God; his mind met the mind of Christ;
his soul touched the soul of the Divine One.
Life flowed from Christ, begetting life in the
disciples. This is Christian experience; this
will be the experience of all who live to see the
Saviour coming in the clouds of Heaven; and
this experience enabled John to say, “Of His
fullness have we all received, and grace for
grace.”
The growth in grace was a gradual
development, and, at times, an unholy zeal
over-mastered the tenderness which Christ
constantly sought to impart. There was one
man who cast out devils, and John rebuked
