2 Esdras 13:26

26 this is he whom the Most High has been keeping for many ages, who will himself deliver his creation; and he will direct those who are left.

2 Esdras 13:26 In-Context

24 Understand therefore that those who are left are more blessed than those who have died.
25 "This is the interpretation of the vision: As for your seeing a man come up from the heart of the sea,
26 this is he whom the Most High has been keeping for many ages, who will himself deliver his creation; and he will direct those who are left.
27 And as for your seeing wind and fire and a storm coming out of his mouth,
28 and as for his not holding a spear or weapon of war, yet destroying the onrushing multitude that came to conquer him, this is the interpretation:
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