2 Esdras 7:79-89

79 Let me explain first about people who had no use for the ways of God Most High and hated those who worshiped him.
80 There is no place where their souls can go for rest; they must wander around forever in torment, grief, and sorrow. Their torment will progress in seven stages.
81 First, they ignore the Law of God Most High.
82 Second, they can no longer make a sincere repentance and obtain life.
83 Third, they see the reward stored up for those who put their faith in the covenants of God Most High.
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.
89 While they lived on earth, through constant difficulty and danger, they served God Most High and carefully kept the Law given by the Lawgiver.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. [Verse 86 in Latin is unclear.]
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.