2 Esdras 7:87

87 The seventh reason, which is greater than all the previously mentioned reasons—because they will melt away in confusion and be consumed in disgrace.

2 Esdras 7:87 In-Context

85 The fifth reason—because they will see the dwelling places of others, guarded by angels in great silence.

86 The sixth reason—because they see the torment coming upon them from now on.

87 The seventh reason, which is greater than all the previously mentioned reasons—because they will melt away in confusion and be consumed in disgrace.

88 “They will wither in fear when they see the glory of the Most High, before whom they sinned when they were alive and before whom they are to be judged in the last times.“The arrangement for those who kept God's ways is this when they begin to be separated from the corruptible body.

89 In the time of their exile here they labored hard to serve the Most High. Every hour they endured danger so that they might keep the Law of the lawgiver perfectly.

Footnotes

• [a] Lat uncertain and reads in honors, omitting the negative prefix