Good News Bible Anglicised

2 Esdras 7:92-95 Good News Bible Anglicised (GNBDC)

92. The first joy is to have struggled hard and won the victory over the evil impulse which was formed in them, but which did not succeed in leading them from life into death.

93. The second is to see the endless wandering of the souls of the wicked and the punishment that is waiting for them.

94. The third is to know what a good report their Maker has given about them, that during their lifetime they kept the Law that was entrusted to them.

95. The fourth is to appreciate the rest that they are to enjoy in the place where they have been brought together, guarded by angels, in complete silence, and with the glory that is waiting for them at the last day.