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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.
root; and those who bear fruit unto
righteousness will partake of the inheritance
once promised to Jews of the flesh. The places
in the twelve tribes, which might have, been
filled by the direct descendants of Abraham,
will be occupied by children by adoption. The
attention of all heaven is directed toward this
sealing work; for when it is over, the plan of
redemption is completed. The one hundred
and forty-four thousand are divided into
classes called by the names of the twelve
tribes of Israel. These are character names,
and those who develop the character, will be
classed under the tribe bearing a name
indicating that character. To illustrate;
“Issachar is a strong ass couching down
between two burdens: and he saw that rest