2 Esdras 7:86

86 Sixth, they recognize that they must soon be tormented.

2 Esdras 7:86 In-Context

84 Fourth, they think about the torment that has been stored up for them in the last days.

85 Fifth, they see angels guarding the homes of other souls in complete silence.

86 Sixth, they recognize that they must soon be tormented.

87 Seventh, and worst of all, when they see the glory of God Most High, they are sick with remorse and shame. They cringe in fear, because while they were living they sinned against him. And now they are about to come before him to be judged on the last day.

88 "Now let me explain about those who followed the ways of God Most High and what will happen when the time comes for them to leave their mortal bodies.

Footnotes

• [a] [Verse 86 in Latin is unclear.]