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I have been thinking how terrible it will be for the people who will be living in those days, but how much worse for those who do not survive.
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They will be in great sorrow
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because they will not enjoy any of the pleasures reserved for the last days.
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But how terrible also for those who do survive; they will have to face great dangers and many troubles, as these dreams have shown.
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Nevertheless, it is better to pass through these dangers and reach the end than to disappear like a cloud from this world and never see what takes place in the last days." He answered,
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"I will explain to you the meaning of the vision and answer the questions you have asked.
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You have raised questions about those who will survive until the end. The answer is that
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the one who brings the dangers in those days will also protect from danger the people who have stored up good works and faithfulness with God the Almighty One.
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You may be certain that those who survive are far more fortunate than those who die.
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"This is the meaning of the vision. The man you saw coming up out of the sea
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represents the one whom God Most High has kept ready for many ages. He will free the world he created and establish the new order for those who survive.