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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.
the mythology of Greece than they are to read
the handwriting of the Creator in nature about
them. They are prepared to believe the false
theories of scientists in preference to direct
statements of inspiration. The whole trend of
their education is evolutionary in character,
and develops doubt, not faith,-higher criticism
instead of simple faith in the Word of God. The
organization of society into guilds, trusts,
rings, corporations, and unions, is a reflection
of the spirit of the educational system.
Monarchy is rapidly replacing democratic
principles, and the dragon’s voice sounds
through the earth in the dictation of the labor
unions to their members; in the controllers of
the oil and the grain; in the strikes and the
exchanges. Wall Street dictates to thousands;