2 Esdras 13:24

24 Understand therefore that those who are left are more blessed than those who have died.

2 Esdras 13:24 In-Context

22 As for what you said about those who survive, and concerning those who do not survive, this is the interpretation:
23 The one who brings the peril at that time will protect those who fall into peril, who have works and faith toward the Almighty.
24 Understand therefore that those who are left are more blessed than those who have died.
25 "This is the interpretation of the vision: As for your seeing a man come up from the heart of the sea,
26 this is he whom the Most High has been keeping for many ages, who will himself deliver his creation; and he will direct those who are left.
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