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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  sun,  and  crying  so  that  the  fowls  of  the


               whole  earth  hear,  saying,  “Come  and  gather



               yourselves  together  unto  the  supper  of  the


               great God; that ye may eat the flesh of kings,


               and  the  flesh  of  captains,  and  the  flesh  of


               mighty  men,  and  the  flesh  of  horses,  and  of


               them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men,


               both free and bond, both small and great.” It is


               over. Those who sought to slay the truth,-men


               from every kindred, representing all classes,


               lie  dead,  slain  by  the  Word  which  they


               rejected. And while Christ returns to heaven


               with the redeemed, the fowls of the heavens


               devour  the  bodies  of  the  slain.  This  is  one


               supper,-a feast of death. What a contrast to the


               marriage  supper  of  the  Lamb!  It  is  the  last


               feast,  even  for  birds  of  prey,  whose  very
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