2 Esdras 6:14-24

14 If the place where you are standing is violently shaken
15 while the voice is speaking, don't be afraid. The message will be about the end of the world, and the foundations of the world will understand
16 that the voice is speaking about them. They will tremble and quake because they know that they will undergo a change when the end comes."
17 When he said this, I stood up and listened. I heard a voice that sounded like a roaring river. 1
18 It said, "The time is near when I will come to judge the people living on the earth.
19 I will punish those who have hurt others with their injustice. Jerusalem's humiliation will come to an end,
20 and this age which is about to pass away will have the final seal put on it. Then I will give the following signs: the books will be opened across the sky for all to see. 2
21 Children only a year old will speak. Pregnant women will give birth after only three or four months, and their premature babies will live and run about.
22 Planted fields will suddenly become bare, and full barns will suddenly become empty.
23 Then the trumpet will sound, and sudden terror will grip the heart of everyone when they hear it. 3
24 Friends will fight like enemies, and the earth and its people will be terrified. Rivers will stop flowing and stand still for three hours.

Cross References 3

  • 1. 6.17Revelation 1.15; 14.2; 19.6.
  • 2. 6.20Daniel 7.10; 12.1;Malachi 3.16;Revelation 20.12.
  • 3. 6.231 Corinthians 15.51, 52;1 Thessalonians 4.16.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.