1. I will stand like a guard and watch. I will wait to see what the Lord will say to me. I will wait and learn how he answers my questions.
2. The Lord answered me, “Write down what I show you. Write it clearly on a sign so that the message will be easy to read.
3. This message is about a special time in the future. This message is about the end, and it will come true. Just be patient and wait for it. That time will come; it will not be late.
4. This message cannot help those who refuse to listen to it, but those who are good will live because they believe it.
5. “Wine can trick a person. In the same way a strong man’s pride can fool him, but he will not find peace. He is like death—he always wants more and more. And, like death, he will never be satisfied. He will continue to defeat other nations and to make those people his prisoners.