21. For God straitly commanded such as came, even as they came, what they should do to live, and what they should observe to avoid punishment.
22. Nevertheless they were not obedient to him; but spoke against him, and imagined for themselves vain things;
23. and framed cunning devices of wickedness; and said moreover of the Most High, that he is not; and knew not his ways:
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before, shall come to pass, that the bride shall appear, even the city coming forth, and she shall be seen, that now is withdrawn from the earth.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.