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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.
stood at the foot of the cross. That dying cry
pierced to his very heart; the One whom he
had loved was dead. Unable to comprehend
the meaning of it all, yet he helped prepare the
body for burial, and with the other sorrowing
disciples passed a lonely Sabbath. Life seemed
scarcely worth living; for He for whom they
had given up everything, and whom they had
believed to be the Son of God, was silent in
death. The words which Christ had spoken
concerning His own death, and which John
should have understood, had fallen on deaf
ears. Much as he loved his Lord he was dull of
hearing.
On the morning of the resurrection John was
the first of the twelve to reach the tomb; for he
outran Peter, when Mary Magdalene reported
