18. A third wing raised itself up, and it also exercised rulership like the previous ones, and it too disappeared.
19. And so it happened to each of the wings in turn, to come to power and then never to be seen again.
20. I looked, and indeed the wings that followed on the right side also rose up in time so that they too might rule, but some of those who came to power disappeared immediately,
21. while others of them rose up but didn’t succeed in establishing their rule.
22. After all this, I looked again, and the twelve wings and two of the little wings had disappeared.
23. Nothing remained on the body of the eagle except the three heads that were at rest and six little wings.
24. I looked and noticed that two of the six little wings were set apart and remained under the head on the right side, but four remained in their place.
25. I watched as these little wings plotted to rise up and take power.
26. One was raised up, but it immediately disappeared,
27. and then a second, but this one disappeared more quickly than the previous one.
28. I saw the two that were left plotting among themselves that they too should rule,
29. and while they were making their plans, one of the heads that had been at rest, the one in the middle, woke up. This one was bigger than the other two heads.
30. I saw how it formed a partnership with the two other heads,
31. and then how the head turned with those that were with it, and it ate the two little wings that had planned to rule.
32. Moreover, this head gained power over the whole earth and dominated those who lived on it, inflicting great distress. It had greater power over the whole world than all the wings that had gone before.
33. After all this, I watched as the middle head, just like the wings, suddenly disappeared.