4. then you will understand that it was about these things that the Most High spoke from former days, from the beginning.
5. Just as with everything that has happened in the world, the beginning is known from the end, and the end comes to be seen,
6. so also are the times of the Most High. The beginnings are manifest in prodigies and mighty works, and the end is evident in deeds and in signs.
7. All this—who will be saved, who will be able to escape through their works or through the faith with which they believe—
8. will survive the predicted dangers and will see my salvation in my land and within my borders, which I have made holy for myself for a long time.