19 You saw the eight under wings sticking to her wings. This is the interpretation: (WEB) 20 That in it eight kings will arise, whose times will be short and their years swift. (WEB) 21 Two of them will perish when the middle time approaches. Four will be kept for a while until the time of the ending of it will approach; but two will be kept to the end. (WEB)
2 Esdras 12:19–21
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2 Esdras 12:13–15
13 Behold, the days come that a kingdom will rise up on earth, and it will be feared more than all the kingdoms that were before it. (WEB) 14 Twelve kings will reign in it, one after another. (WEB) 15 Of those, the second will begin to reign, and will reign a longer time than other… (WEB)
2 Esdras 11:10–12
10 I saw, and behold, the voice didn’t come out of her heads, but from the midst of her body. (WEB) 11 I counted her wings that were near the others, and behold, there were eight of them. (WEB) 12 I saw, and behold, on the right side one wing arose and reigned over all the earth. (WEB)
2 Esdras 12:29–31
29 You saw two under wings passing over to the head that is on the right side. (WEB) 30 This is the interpretation: These are they whom the Most High has kept to his end. This is the brief reign that was full of trouble, as you saw. (WEB) 31 “The lion, whom you saw rising up out of… (WEB)
2 Esdras 12:1–3
1 It came to pass, while the lion spoke these words to the eagle, I saw, (WEB) 2 and behold, the head that remained disappeared, and the two wings which went over to it arose and set themselves up to reign; and their kingdom was brief and full of uproar. (WEB) 3 I saw, and behol… (WEB)
2 Esdras 11:30–32
30 I saw how it joined the two other heads with it. (WEB) 31 Behold, the head turned with those who were with it, and ate the two under wings that planned to reign. (WEB) 32 But this head held the whole earth in possession, and ruled over those who dwell in it with much oppression.… (WEB)
2 Esdras 11:21–23
21 Some of them also were set up, but didn’t rule. (WEB) 22 After this I saw, and behold, the twelve wings disappeared, along with two of the little wings. (WEB) 23 There was no more left on the eagle’s body, except the three heads that rested, and six little wings. (WEB)
2 Baruch 40:3–4
3 I have chosen. And his principate will stand for ever, until the world of corruption is at an end, (2BA) 4 and until the times aforesaid are fulfilled. This is thy vision, and this is its interpretation.' (2BA)
Daniel 7:16–18
16 I approached one of those who were standing there, and I asked him the true meaning of all this. So he told me the interpretation of these things: 17 ‘These four great beasts are four kings who will arise from the earth. 18 But the saints of the Most High will receiv…
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