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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 give unto the churches is a message of
triumph over sin, over death and the grave. It
is the victory of truth over error.
Christ appeared, walking in the midst of the
candlesticks, which symbolize the churches;
and He held in His hand the seven stars or
angels, which direct the work of the churches,
and which are light-bearers from His throne to
those who represent the work of heaven on
earth. God looks upon the Christian Church as
He looked upon Christ in the days of His
sojourn on earth. As He was attended by an
angel, so the church is guided by the Spirit of
God, and by the testimony of that Spirit. In
days of triumph, the angel attendants sing the
song which filled the plains of Bethlehem on
the night of the birth of Jesus: in days of
