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He answered me and said, "Measure carefully in your mind, and when you see that some of the predicted signs have occurred,
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then you will know that it is the very time when the Most High is about to visit the world that he has made.
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So when there shall appear in the world earthquakes, tumult of peoples, intrigues of nations, wavering of leaders, confusion of princes,
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then you will know that it was of these that the Most High spoke from the days that were of old, from the beginning.
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For just as with everything that has occurred in the world, the beginning is evident, and the end manifest;
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so also are the times of the Most High: the beginnings are manifest in wonders and mighty works, and the end in penalties and in signs.
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"It shall be that all who will be saved and will be able to escape on account of their works, or on account of the faith by which they have believed,
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will survive the dangers that have been predicted, and will see my salvation in my land and within my borders, which I have sanctified for myself from the beginning.
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Then those who have now abused my ways shall be amazed, and those who have rejected them with contempt shall live in torments.
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For as many as did not acknowledge me in their lifetime, though they received my benefits,