2 Esdras 2:44-46

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⁴⁴ Then I asked an angel, “Who are these, my lord?” ⁴⁵ He answered and said to me, “These are they who have put off mortal clothing and have put on the immortal, and they have confessed the name of God; now they are being crowned, and receive palms.” ⁴⁶ Then I said to the angel, “Who is that young man who places crowns on them and puts palms in their hands?”