2 Esdras 2:44-46

Common English Bible

⁴⁴ and I asked an angel, “Who are these people?”

⁴⁵ The angel answered me, “These are the ones who took off the mortal garment and put on the immortal and confessed the name of God. Now they are being crowned, and they are receiving palms.”

⁴⁶ I said to the angel, “Who is that young man who gives them crowns and palms?”