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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.
its zigzag course; and it portrays a character,
that by the grace of God, made a straight path
from earth to heaven. The way which He trod,
is the road to the New Jerusalem. The seven
churches began where His life closed, and
their work closes only where the gates of the
city are open to receive them.
The seven seals portray the sufferings of the
slain Lamb in the body of His people; and the
seventh leaves heaven in silence while angels
gather the redeemed from the earth. The
seven trumpets are blown in the hearing of all
nations; all the world records the story of the
Son of man, and the seventh gives the
kingdoms into the hands of Him who reigns as
King of kings on the earth, with Jerusalem for
His capital.