2 Esdras 4:26

26 Uriel answered, "If you live long enough, you will be surprised at what you will see, because this age is rapidly passing away.

2 Esdras 4:26 In-Context

24 Why do we die as quickly as insects? Why is our life shorter than a breath? Why does God think us unworthy of his mercy?

25 Why doesn't God do something to help his own people? These are the questions that I want to ask."

26 Uriel answered, "If you live long enough, you will be surprised at what you will see, because this age is rapidly passing away.

27 This age is so full of misery and imperfection that it cannot hold all the blessings that God has promised the righteous in the time to come.

28 The evil about which you have asked me has already been planted, but the time for its harvesting has not yet arrived.