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Then I heard a voice which said, "Ezra, look straight ahead and think about what you see."
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I looked and saw what appeared to be an angry lion come roaring out of the forest. I heard it speak in human language to the eagle and say,
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"Listen, Eagle, to what I have to say to you; it is the message of God Most High:
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You are the only one left of the four animals that I appointed to govern my world and to bring the ages of this world to an end.
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You are the fourth animal and you have conquered all the animals that came before you. As long as you have been in this world, you have ruled it through terror, oppression, and deceit,
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.