20. Nevertheless, it is better to pass through these dangers and reach the end than to disappear like a cloud from this world and never see what takes place in the last days.”He answered,
21. “I will explain to you the meaning of the vision and answer the questions you have asked.
22. You have raised questions about those who will survive until the end. The answer is that
23. the one who brings the dangers in those days will also protect from danger the people who have stored up good works and faithfulness with God the Almighty One.
24. You may be certain that those who survive are far more fortunate than those who die.
25. “This is the meaning of the vision. The man you saw coming up out of the sea
26. represents the one whom God Most High has kept ready for many ages. He will free the world he created and establish the new order for those who survive.
27. You saw the wind, fire, and storm going out of the man's mouth,
28. and you saw that without the use of a spear or any other weapon he destroyed the great crowd that was advancing to attack him. This means that
29. the time is near when God Most High will begin to free the people on earth.
30. At that time everyone will be close to panic.
31. They will begin to make war against one another, city against city, region against region, nation against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.
32. When that happens, the signs I told you about earlier will take place, and then I will reveal my son, whom you saw as a man coming up out of the sea.
33. When they hear his voice, all the nations will leave their own territory, forget their wars with one another,