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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
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