Page 2 - 08 The Sealing Work

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.

CHAPTER VIII. – THE SEALING WORK

The seventh chapter of the book of Revelation

continues the description of events taking

place under the sixth seal. Already the signs,

which prophecy foretold would appear in the

heavens, have been seen. Not only did men

witness the phenomena, but as early as 1844,

and since that time, these things have been

recognized as signs of the second appearing of

the Son of man, and as such, have been

preached before all the world. When the

Saviour was giving the signs by which men

should know of the approach of the second

advent, He mentions, in addition to the

strange appearance in the heavens, “upon the

earth distress of nations, with perplexity.”

This distress of nations follows the falling of