15. And, behold, there came a voice to it, and said,
16. Hear you that have borne rule over the earth all this time: this I proclaim to you, before you shall appear no more,
17. There shall none after you attain to your time, neither to the half thereof.
18. Then arose the third, and had the rule as the others before, and it also appeared no more.
19. So went it with all the wings one after another, as that every one bare rule, and then appeared no more.
20. And I saw, and, behold, in process of time the wings that followed were set up upon the right side, that they might rule also; and some of them ruled, but within a while they appeared no more:
21. some also of them were set up, but ruled not.
22. After this I saw, and, behold, the twelve wings appeared no more, nor two of the little wings:
23. and there was no more left upon the eagle’s body, but the three heads that rested, and six little wings.
24. And I saw, and, behold, two little wings divided themselves from the six, and remained under the head that was upon the right side: but four remained in their place.
25. And I saw, and, behold, these under wings thought to set up themselves, and to have the rule.
26. And I saw, and, behold, there was one set up, but within a while it appeared no more.
27. A second also, and it was sooner away than the first.
28. And I saw, and, behold, the two that remained thought also in themselves to reign:
29. and while they so thought, behold, there awaked one of the heads that were at rest, namely, it that was in the midst; for that was greater than the two other heads.
30. And I saw how it joined the two other heads with it.
31. And, behold, the head was turned with them that were with it, and did eat up the two under wings that thought to have reigned.
32. But this head held the whole earth in possession, and bare rule over those that dwell therein with much oppression; and it had the governance of the world more than all the wings that had been.
33. And after this I saw, and, behold, the head also that was in the midst suddenly appeared no more, like as the wings.
34. But there remained the two heads, which also in like sort reigned over the earth, and over those that dwell therein.