2 Esdras 4:52

52 He answered me and said, "As for the tokens whereof thou askest me, I may tell thee of them in part; but concerning thy life, I am not sent to show thee, for I do not know it.

2 Esdras 4:52 In-Context

50 Then said he unto me, "Consider for thyself; as the rain is more than the drops, and as the fire is greater than the smoke, but the drops and the smoke remain behind, so the quantity which is past has exceeded more."

51 Then I prayed and said, "May I live, thinkest thou, until that time? Or what shall happen in those days?"

52 He answered me and said, "As for the tokens whereof thou askest me, I may tell thee of them in part; but concerning thy life, I am not sent to show thee, for I do not know it.