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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.
its equivalent, occurs four times in this first
chapter.
The Sabbath was a precious day to John, and it
had been especially dear since that never to be
forgotten Sabbath on which their Master
rested in the tomb. The preparation for that
Sabbath was the bitter hours on Calvary; the
day itself was one of utter loneliness; because
the gospel of the resurrection was not
comprehended. It should have been a day of
joy; it was intended as such; and after the
Saviour came from the grave, and the light of
His countenance again rested upon His
followers, they saw more clearly than ever
before that the Sabbath was not only a
reminder of Creation, but that it also
commemorated Redemption. It became the
