Page 2 - 02 The Author of the Revelation

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.

CHAPTER II. THE AUTHOR OF THE

REVELATION

The first chapter of Revelation is an

introduction to the entire book. The first three

verses are a preface to the chapter, and the

first verse is the key, not only to Revelation,

but to every prophetic book in the Bible,

showing how all prophecy is given. In this first

verse is given the title of the book, the author

of the prophecy, its object, the manner in

which it came, and the agent of God in making

known the history of future events.

It is “The Revelation of Jesus Christ.” It is not

the Revelation of John, as many seem to think;

for then it would cease to be prophecy, and as

a history, would rank no higher than the

works of many other writers. John calls