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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.

central truth in giving the life of Christ. To

John on Patmos it was a day of holy joy. The

Saviour came divinely near, and as John

contemplated scenes in his own association

with Christ, the Man of God, his heart warmed

with praise. In imagination he stood by Jordan,

and saw the baptism of the Holy Spirit: again

he was on the Mount of Transfiguration; he

saw the pained face of the Master as they sat

around the table on that last night; an agony of

feeling passed over him as he recalled the trial,

the condemnation, and the death; but it was

replaced by the joy of the resurrection, and the

remembrance of those last words as the

clouds caught Him from the sight of men.

John’s love for Christ was so strong that it

seemed his Master must surely speak to him

again. And he heard behind him a great voice