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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.

give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the

midst of the paradise of God.”

In Eden the tree of life grows on the banks of

the river of life. As long as Adam and Eve ate

of the fruit of that tree, life was eternal. The

waters were life-giving. This virtue has been

lost by the rivers of earth, through the curse of

sin, yet every flowing river is a reminder to

man, of the river of life which proceeds from

the throne of God. The source of this river is

God,-the fountain, or head waters of all truth;

and flowing from Him, who is infinite and

eternal, it signifies the spread of truth through

the earth. In Eden that water typified Christ;

and there, they communed with Him as freely

as they drank of the clear flowing waters.

Rivulets from the throne have always watered