2 Esdras 9:5

5 Just as with everything that has happened in the world, the beginning is known from the end, and the end comes to be seen,

2 Esdras 9:5 In-Context

3 When the movement of places, tumult of peoples, plotting of nations, inconstancy of leaders, and confusion of princes appear in the world,

4 then you will understand that it was about these things that the Most High spoke from former days, from the beginning.

5 Just as with everything that has happened in the world, the beginning is known from the end, and the end comes to be seen,

6 so also are the times of the Most High. The beginnings are manifest in prodigies and mighty works, and the end is evident in deeds and in signs.

7 All this—who will be saved, who will be able to escape through their works or through the faith with which they believe—

Footnotes

• [a] Syr its beginning is known