2 Esdras 12:23

23 that in the last days of the empire, God Most High will raise up three kings; they will restore much of the empire and rule over the world

2 Esdras 12:23 In-Context

21 Two of them will appear briefly near the middle of the period, four of them will not appear until near the end, and two will be left until the very end.

22 "You saw the three heads that were asleep. That means

23 that in the last days of the empire, God Most High will raise up three kings; they will restore much of the empire and rule over the world

24 and its people with more harshness than any before them. The reason they are called the eagle's heads

25 is that these three kings will bring to a head and complete the godless work of the eagle.

Footnotes

• [a]. [Some ancient translations] they; [Latin] he.