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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.
the everlasting covenant into which the Two
entered when Christ received that name. It
was the Word of God which was made flesh,
and dwelt among us. It is the Word that saves,
and it is this same Word that destroys. To the
one who obeys the Word, it is a healing balm
of all the ills to which human flesh is heir.
When disregarded, it becomes the stone of
stumbling, and rock of offense over which
men fall and die.
For the first time in all ages, Christ goes from
heaven as a warrior, clad with helmet and
sword; for the first time, He comes to rule with
a rod of iron. For six thousand years He has
been the gentlest of the gentle. He is the
shepherd that carries the lambs in his bosom;
the father who pities his child. “Can a woman