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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.
To those hearts that have not yet admitted
Christ as the one Ruler in the soul-temple, He
says, “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock.”
He does not force Himself in, although His own
heart is breaking over our hardness. He pleads
in gentleness, and if allowed to enter, in the
capacity of an intimate friend, He will sup with
us. The very closest relationship is seen to
exist between God and His remnant church. It
is as a brand plucked from the burning. Weak,
trembling, and sin-laden, this remnant of the
race, is taken by the Saviour to sit with Him on
His throne, even as He overcame, and sat
down on the throne of the Father. Angels see
the place, made vacant by the fall of Lucifer,
filled by those whom sin had marred and
defaced more than any other race. The
