5. I kept watching these things, and an innumerable multitude of people came together from the four winds of heaven to fight against the man who had come up from the sea.
6. I watched as he carved a great mountain for himself and flew onto it.
7. I tried to see the region or place from which the mountain was carved, but I couldn’t.
8. After this I looked and I saw that all who had gathered to do battle against him were sorely afraid, yet they dared to fight.
9. When he saw the rush of the multitude coming, he didn’t raise his hand or hold a spear or any weapon of war. Rather, I saw
10. something like a wave of fire shoot forth from his mouth, and a breath of flame from his lips, and a storm of sparks from his tongue. All these things—the wave of fire, the breath of flame, and the mighty storm—mixed together
11. and fell upon the crowd that was rushing forward, prepared to fight. It burned them all up so that suddenly nothing was seen of the innumerable mob except the dust of ashes and the smell of smoke. I saw this and was amazed.
12. After these things I saw the same man coming down from the mountain and calling to himself another crowd—a peaceful one.
13. Many people came to him. Some were rejoicing and some were sad, some were even tied up, while some were bringing other people as an offering.I woke up in great fear and pleaded with the Most High. I said,
14. "From the beginning you showed your servant these wonders, and you considered me worthy that you should receive my prayer.
15. Now show me also the interpretation of this dream.
16. As I turn it over in my mind, I think: How terrible it will be for those who will be left in those days, and how much worse for those who aren’t left!
17. Those who aren’t left will be full of sorrow,
18. since they now know what lies in store for the last days, but they won’t live to see them. But how terrible it will be also for those who are left,
19. for that very reason! They will see great dangers, and there will be many kinds of distress, as these dreams show.
20. Yet it is better to encounter these things, even incurring danger, than to pass from the world like a cloud and not see what happens at the end."
21. He answered me, “I will tell you the interpretation of the dream as well, and I will explain to you the things you spoke about.
22. As to what you said about those who are left, this is the interpretation:
23. He who brings the danger at that time will himself guard those who fall into danger, who have works and faith in the most mighty one.
24. Know, therefore, that those who are left enjoy greater privilege than those who have died.
25. The interpretations of the vision are as follows:“In that you saw a man going up from the heart of the sea,