World English Bible

2 Esdras 7:24-42 World English Bible (WEB)

24. but they despised his law, and denied his covenants; they have not been faithful to his statutes, and have not performed his works.

25. Therefore, Esdras, for the empty are empty things, and for the full are the full things.

26. For behold, the time shall come, and it shall be, when these tokens, of which I told you before, shall come to pass, that the bride shall appear, even the city coming forth, and she shall be seen, that now is withdrawn from the earth.

27. And whoever is delivered from the foresaid evils, the same shall see my wonders.

28. For my son Jesus shall be revealed with those that be with him, and shall rejoice them that remain four hundred years.

29. After these years shall my son Christ die of them that, and all that have the breath of life.

30. And the world shall be turned into the old silence seven days, like as in the first beginning: so that no man shall remain.

31. And after seven days the world, that yet awakens not, shall be raised up, and that shall die that is corruptible.

32. And the earth shall restore those that are asleep in her, and so shall the dust those that dwell therein in silence, and the secret places shall deliver those souls that were committed to them.

33. And the Most High shall be revealed upon the seat of judgement, and compassion shall pass away, and longsuffering shall be withdrawn:

34. but judgement only shall remain, truth shall stand, and faith shall wax strong:

35. and the work shall follow, and the reward shall be showed, and good deeds shall awake, and wicked deeds shall not sleep.

36. And the pit of torment shall appear, and over against it shall be the place of rest: and the furnace of shall be showed, and over against it the paradise of delight.

37. And then shall the Most High say to the nations that are raised from the dead, See you⌃ and understand whom you⌃ have denied, or whom you⌃ have not served, or whose commandments you⌃ have despised.

38. Look on this side and on that: here is delight and rest, and there fire and torments. Thus shall he speak to them in the day of judgement:

39. This is a day that has neither sun, nor moon, nor stars,

40. neither cloud, nor thunder, nor lightning, neither wind, nor water, nor air, neither darkness, nor evening, nor morning,

41. neither summer, nor spring, nor heat, nor winter, neither frost, nor cold, nor hail, nor rain, nor dew,

42. neither noon, nor night, nor dawn, neither shining, nor brightness, nor light, save only the splendor of the glory of the Most High, whereby all shall see the things that are set before them: