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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.
subjects. City and people meet on the new
earth. The many paths traced in the book of
Revelation, lead unto the thoroughfare which
ends at the gates of that city. The last chapter
of the book,-a fitting close for such history as
is revealed in the other chapters, gives a
description of the earth rescued from all sin,-
the Eden restored.
The first Eden remained on earth one-fourth
of the period of earth’s history. With its closed
gate, and an angel guard at the tree of life, it
was a wonderful lesson to the inhabitants of
the world before the flood. Before the
destruction of the earth by water, the garden
was transported to heaven, and the promise
since has been, “To him that overcometh will I
